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| TOPIC | THEME, aka Jimism | APPLICATION | ||
| Gen 49:19 | Servant | 09.06.10 | 3326. No one can be in the front without having someone in the back. | Webservant |
| Ecc 7:13 | Deformity | 09.05.10 | 3325. Deformity is only bad when we think it's bad. | My crooked heroes. |
| Pr 6:1-2 | Presume | 09.04.10 | 3324. Presumption most often ends in consumption - with you as the main course. | Unfinished projects |
| Ps 11:6 | Death | 09.03.10 | 3323. What we believe is not nearly as important as what we do, or don't do about it. | Poor frogs |
| Mt 23:7 | Name | 09.02.10 | 3322. Most everyone knows Jesus by name, but not everyone knows Him. | Jim & Bob Roberts |
| Gen 49:18 | Desperation | 09.01.10 | 3321. It's sad how we seldom ask God for help until we're out of other options. | The Bible is our rod of God |
| Mt 23:6 | Honor | 08.31.10 | 3320. God's Word deserves honor and respect above that given to any man. | The Bible |
| Gen 49:15 | Tribulation | 08.30.10 | 3319.You'll never see God move until you risk losing something. | Hay and stubble |
| Ecc 7:12 | Blessing | 08.29.10 | 3318.Don't be like a sponge that soaks up God's blessing and then fails to squeeze it on others. | Tax incentive giving |
| Pr 5:23 | Stupidity | 08.28.10 | 3317.Everyone dies, but stupidity speeds up the process. | Red wagon catastrophe |
| Ps 11:5 | Testing | 08.27.10 | 3316. God is able, but if we never go, we'll never know. | Trials (Gold) |
| Mt 23:5 | Hypocricy | 08.26.10 | 3315. The first two steps in being like Jesus: invisibility, if possible, but always transparent. | Followers and disciples |
| Gen 49:13 | Significance | 08.25.10 | 3314. When a nobody is recognized, why does it offend the somebodies? | Unruly coffee pot |
| Mt 23:4 | Teaching | 08.24.10 | 3313. Change is not good when changed for the sake of change. | Social activism in education |
| Gen 49:11-12 | Conviction | 08.23.10 | 3312. Joshua marched into a city and seldom lost; Jesus rode in on a donkey and went to the Cross. 3312 | 911 firemen |
| Ecc 7:11 | Discernment | 08.22.10 | 3311. You'll never do anything until you start. | Writing devotional |
| Pr 5:22 | Complacency | 08.21.10 | 3310. Why does it take shock to produce awe in our life? | Pre-911 complacency |
| Ps 11:4 | Actions | 08.20.10 | 3309. We might ignore God but that doesn't mean He will ignore us. | Little GTO, sure are looking fine |
| Mt 23:1-3 | Discipleship | 08.19.10 | 3308. If you must follow the wrong person, don't get too close. | Peter Lord |
| Gen 49:10 | Waiting | 08.18.10 | 3307. Wait and anticipate are more connected than just rhyme. | Idle time |
| Mt 22:45-46 | Religion | 08.17.10 | 3306. False religion is interpreting God's intention instead of obeying His instruction. | Secret casserole |
| Gen 49:8 | Value | 08.16.10 | 3305. We honor God when we act responsibly with what we've been given. | Good for nothing scrap. |
| Ecc 7:10 | Pretension | 08.15.10 | 3304. Life is like latex, it returns to normal when you relax. | Go back? No way! |
| Pr 5:21 | Discipline | 08.14.10 | 3303. Ignoring God's Word exposes us to discipline, the painful side of His love. | The Little Rascals |
| Ps 11:3 | Answers | 08.13.10 | 3302. Reluctance is knowing the answer, but wanting a different one. | Multiple choice tests |
| Mt 22:43-44 | Relations | 08.12.10 | 3301. Relationships are no better than the one we have with God. | Old friends? |
| Gen 49:5 | Battles | 08.11.10 | 3300 A sword is made for conflict if intimidation doesn't work. | My chin stitches |
| Mt 22:41-42 | Judgment | 08.10.10 | 3299. Non-answers count. | Supreme court oxymoron |
| Gen 49:4 | Fast | 08.09.10 | 3298. The American creed: I don't have to be fast, just faster than you. | Waiting in line. |
| Ecc 7:9 | Anger | 08.08.10 | 3297. First response is a good indication of how far we are from being like Christ. | My girdle whuppin' |
| Pr 5:18 | Prayer | 08.07.10 | 3296. Why is it we search for what we hold in our hand? | The 3-Bar Door |
| Ps 11:2 | Gifts | 08.06.10 | 3295.You don't have to be bad to do bad, but it's still bad. 3295 | Spiritual Gifts |
| Mt 22:40 | Education | 08.05.10 | 3294. Anything built on a shaky foundation is shaky. | It shouldn't hurt to learn |
| Gen 49:3 | Ministry | 08.04.10 | 3293. The hardest thing is to be in control, but never quite have it. | Leroy and the ball |
| Mt 22:39 | Patterns | 08.03.10 | 3292. A good pattern clearly shows the path of previous success. | Grass cutting |
| Gen 49:2 | Attention | 08.02.10 | 3291. Attention requires getting before keeping. | George Eliot |
| Ecc 7:8 | Fear | 08.01.10 | 3290. Learning a hard lesson would be more fun if you could experience the ending first. | Y2K |
| Pr 5:16 | Action, Positive | 07.31.10 | 3289. Don't let your spiritual muscles go into atrophy from lack of use. | Pink Elephant? |
| Ps 11:1 | Security | 07.30.10 | 3288. Security is realizing God knows where you are. | Life Assurance policy |
| Mt 22:38 | Witness | 07.29.10 | 3287. The gospel in one word is love. | JG PRO catalog |
| Gen 49:1 | Significance | 07.28.10 | 3286. God’s purpose is being fulfilled regardless of our willingness to participate. | The better crowd, |
| Mt 22:37 | Perspective | 07.27.10 | 3285. If you claim to love God but never pray, your life is a contradiction. | 110 percent? |
| Gen 48:22 | Memories | 07.26.10 | 3284. Today will be a memory tomorrow, so why not make it a good one? | Redemption memories. |
| Ecc 7:7 | Integrity | 07.25.10 | 3283. If you think you can purchase integrity, you just lost your's. | Are there still 7,000? |
| Pr 5:15 | Relationships | 07.24.10 | 3282. Fidelity in marriage can't buy you love. | Beatles' love |
| Ps 10:17-18 | Sin | 07.23.10 | 3281. We're like the palm-wavers in Jerusalem if we're conditional praisers. | The deep-six |
| Mt 22:34-36 | Discernment | 07.22.10 | 3280. We’ll never know God unless we know Jesus, and it works the other way too. | Reading glasses |
| Gen 48:21 | Heaven | 07.21.10 | 3279. We're older than we were yesterday, but younger than we'll be tomorrow. | AARP |
| Mt 22:33 | Lordship | 07.20.10 | 3278. Those who follow Jesus know what others can only speculate. | Talk Radio |
| Gen 48:20 | Choice | 07.19.10 | 3277. Our life should bless those we care about. | Christmas in July |
| Ecc 7:6 | Speech | 07.18.10 | 3276. For people who say they love God', we don't show much of it. | Phil Lewis |
| Pr 5:14 | Problems | 07.17.10 | 3275. Problems are opportunities wrapped in dark paper | Sales Advantage |
| Ps 10:16 | Ownership | 07.16.10 | 3274. We should learn to be good custodians before claiming to own anything. | Title deed |
| Mt 22:31-32 | Religion | 07.15.10 | 3273. Nothing good comes from a dead person who can't seal the deal | Dead religions |
| Gen 48:19 | Respect | 07.14.10 | 3272. Respect is a two-way street, or at least it shoud be. | Wedding cake disaster |
| Mt 22:30 | Heaven | 07.13.10 | 3271. The more Jesus talks about heaven, the more I want to learn first hand. | The God-finder yellow helmet |
| Gen 48:18 | Family | 07.12.10 | 3270. All the birth order does is remind others of what you want to forget. | Birth Order Blues |
| Ecc 7:5 | Politics | 07.11.10 | 3269. If they still stoned disobedient kids, we’d probably all be dead. | Politics and prayer |
| Pr 5:13 | Listening | 07.10.10 | 3268. Big ears don't guarantee good listening skills. | Waxing elephants |
| Ps 10:15 | Justice | 07.09.10 | 3267. Justice usually seems fair unless you're the one paying the price. | Korean waits over 10 years for execution. |
| Mt 22:29 | Prayer | 07.08.10 | 3266.If what you don't know can hurt you, Who you don't know can kill you. | Bloody scene in heaven? |
| Gen 48:17 | Change | 07.07.10 | 3265. We may change our plans, but it won't change God's. | 1st TN Bldg moans |
| Mt 22:27 | Answers | 07.06.10 | 3264. Questions deserve answers if there are no more questions. | Karate Kid |
| Gen 48:15-16 | Memory | 07.05.10 | 3263. A relationship should lead you to relate. | Should I remember everything? |
| Ecc 7:4 | Death | 07.04.10 | 3262. Most people won't take life seriously until they smell death. | Thinking about home. |
| Pr 5:11-12 | Instruction | 07.03.10 | 3261. Learning is an adventure that should never end. | Home-school recess? |
| Ps 10:14 | Memory | 07.02.10 | 3260. We tend to take for granted those with whom we don't communicate. | Remembering names (Halfway point in 2010) |
| Mt 22:23-24 | Opinion | 07.01.10 | 3259 Not all opinions are worthy of discussion. | Thomas Edison |
| Gen 48:14 | Plans | 06.30.10 | 3258. Our best plans are just that! | Broadmoor Scramble |
| Mt 22:22 | Change | 06.29.10 | 3257. Things are short-lived unless we give them a place to stay. 3257 | Novell and consulting |
| Gen 48:12-13 | Problems | 06.28.10 | 3256. What we call right will be left to someone else. | Einstein |
| Ecc 7:3 | Troubles | 06.27.10 | 3255. Life is like a box of chocolates, sometimes you get the kind you don't want. | Grumpism |
| Pr 5:9-10 | Conflicts | 06.26.10 | 3254. Not all prisons have bars. | Applebee Avoidance |
| Ps 10:13 | Blame | 06.25.10 | 3253. God may be the last person you'll ever blame for your situation. | Me, Tommy and Reggie - 50 years ago. |
| Mt 22:19 | Teaching | 06.24.10 | 3252. If we can't teach using things around us, we haven't learned much. | Object lessons |
| Gen 48:11 | Fellowship | 06.23.10 | 3251. It's never too late to believe God's word. | Prayer is not just crisis relief. |
| Mt 22:18 | Parents | 06.22.10 | 3250. A hypocrite can only get comfortable around other hypocrites. | Fruit Flies and humans |
| Gen 48:10 | Family | 06.21.10 | 3240. Time fades, but memory of family remains | Thad, Sandy & me - 60 Year Reunion |
| Ecc 7:2 | Choice | 06.20.10 | 3239. The only one person who doesn't have a choice in attending a funeral service is in the box. 3239 | Misguided GPS |
| Pr 5:7-8 | Action | 06.19.10 | 3238. Hearing is not obedience anymore than listening is understanding. | Taking out the trash |
| Ps 8:9 | Creation | 06.18.10 | 3237. Are you allowing creation to out-praise you? | Sunday prayer walk |
| Mt 22:16-17 | Questions | 06.17.10 | 3236. It's hard to know the right question when you don't know someone. | Famous non-conversations |
| Gen 48:8-9 | Finish | 06.16.10 | 3235. God doesn't always show one person what he does another. | TGPA tourney - last place |
| Mt 22:15 | Truth | 06.15.10 | 3234. The opposite of political correctness is telling the truth. | New Age Flop |
| Gen 48:7 | Glory | 06.14.10 | 3233. God's glory is revealed as we move toward Him. | God Still Moves |
| Ecc 7:1 | Life | 06.13.10 | 3232. The longer you live, the less time you have. | Redeem the time |
| Pr 5:7-8 | Temptation | 06.12.10 | 3231. Sin is not measured by proximity, but by consideration. | America , the greatest mission field. |
| Ps 8:6-8 | Stewardship | 06.11.10 | 3230. Just because we rule over the earth doesn't mean we own it. | The BP oil spill |
| Mt 22:14 | Choice | 06.10.10 | 3229. Why do we give men the right to choose, but won't give it to God? | Predestination, election and foreknowledge |
| Gen 48:6 | Gifts | 06.09.10 | 3228. It's not how you look or what you do, but how you do it that reveals a grateful heart. 3228 | Green Ford Ranger |
| Mt 22:13 | Liberty | 06.08.10 | 3227. Some games have eternal negative consequences should we lose. | Butch and the ditch |
| Gen 48:5 | Intercession | 06.07.10 | 3226. There's no service greater than that which is unsolicited. | Adoption |
| Ecc 6:12 | Purpose | 06.06.10 | 3225. How is it some of us can talk about God but never to Him? | Walter Hagen |
| Pr 5:6 | Direction | 06.05.10 | 3224. There's nothing wrong with wandering as long as you don't waste your life wondering. | Graduation questions |
| Ps 8:5 | Praise | 06.04.10 | 3223. Be careful when using maxims because God will show you why they're not. | A maxim is a misnomer. |
| Mt 22:11-12 | Honesty | 06.03.10 | 3222. Finding a loophole is a means whereby a dishonest person can appear honest. | Loopholes |
| Gen 48:4 | Possessions | 06.02.10 | 3221. What good are possessions we don't use? | Broken eyeglasses were useful |
| Mt 22:10 | Prejudice | 06.01.10 | 3220. Diversity may be a strength, but without God's love, it's a weakness. | Diversity in the church? |
| Gen 48:3 | Blessing | 05.31.10 | 3219. The low side of a blessed person is still higher than the high side of those who aren't. | Moving Day |
| Ecc 6:11 | Action | 05.30.10 | 3218. Words can never compensate for action. | Verbosity meets necessity |
| Pr 5:5 | Faithfulness | 05.29.10 | 3217. Influence is a powerful thing, even when you don't recognize it. | Egyptian Puzzle ring |
| Ps 8:3-4 | Creation | 05.28.10 | 3216. The smaller we feel, the bigger God gets. | Milky Way |
| Mt 22:8-9 | Recognition | 05.27.10 | 3215. It's unnerving to see the undeserving act deserving. | Lee DeWyze, American Idol |
| Gen 48:1-2 | Purpose | 05.26.10 | 3214. If you don't think something's important, then you won't try to remember it. | Connect the Dots |
| Mt 22:7 | Decisions | 05.25.10 | 3213. Consequences are reminders how to avoid them in the future. | God's will, our way. |
| Gen 47:31 | Friends | 05.24.10 | 3212. When prayer is all we have, it's then we realize it's all we need | Freddie Montgomery |
| Ecc 6:10 | Change | 05.23.10 | 3211. The only way to change the future is to be changed. | Back to the Future |
| Pr 5:3-4 | Temptation | 05.22.10 | 3210. Bad can look good when we think with our feelings. 3210 | New Puppies - Come Play |
| Ps 8:2 | Righteousness | 05.21.10 | 3209. Righteousness may be concealed, but it can't be ignored forever. | Film-makers and immorality |
| Mt 22:5-6 | Wait | 05.20.10 | 3208. Action without God's leading most always leads to trouble. | Fast Fingered Freddie |
| Gen 47:29 | Trials | 05.19.10 | 3207. It's unrealistic to expect your kids to be more righteous than you. | Generational sin |
| Mt 22: 3-4 | Trust | 05.18.10 | 3206. Invitation is expectation when speaking of the guest of honor. | "Changes" voice-mail |
| Gen 47:27 | Family | 05.17.10 | 3205. Home has less to do with heart as it does family. | Jackson family reunion |
| Ecc 6:9 | Will | 05.16.10 | 3204.I can't see what God sees, because I want Him to see what I see. | Mission trips |
| Pr 5:1-2 | Attention | 05.15.10 | 3203. Sometimes we don't pay attention until we realize we haven't been. | The crowd pleasing ignorance. |
| Ps 8:1 | Majesty | 05.14.10 | 3202. No matter how puny I feel, my God is still God. | Environmentist's surprise |
| Mt 22:1-2 | Listen | 05.13.10 | 3201.The best way to get someone to listen is to talk to someone else within hearing range. | Six directions according to teenager |
| Gen 47:22 | Obedience | 05.12.10 | 3200. You're obedient when there's no difference in impelled and compelled. | Fortune Group |
| Mt 21:45-46 | Conviction | 05.11.10 | 3199. Conviction is knowing God knows and knowing you can't hide. | Does the Enemy even care? |
| Gen 47:21 | Intentions | 05.10.10 | 3198. Twenty percent of what you don't have seems as small as eighty-percent of what you do have. | Huxtable contract |
| Ecc 6:8 | Life | 05.09.10 | 3197. How we live reflects good or bad, on the one who gave us life. | Mom's note in church |
| Pr 4:27 | Sin | 05.08.10 | 3196. Every step, good or bad, begins with a lean. | Golf Flag |
| Ps 7:17 | Worship | 05.07.10 | 3195. Worship is the expression of our grateful spirit. 3195 | London Parris and the Apostles |
| Mt 21:43 | Salvation | 05.06.10 | 3194. How can we know what God wants if we never ask Him? | Holy Finger Prints |
| Gen 47:20 | Money | 05.05.10 | 3193. Each disaster presents another opportunity for the opportunistic. 3193 | Tax Game Show |
| Mt 21:42 | Scripture | 05.04.10 | 3192. What some enjoy considering it noteworthy, others will dismiss and miss. | Scriptural relativity |
| Gen 47:19 | Grace | 05.03.10 | 3191. It's easy to trust God when you remember His grace. | Fire of 1960 |
| Ecc 6:7 | Witness | 05.02.10 | 3190. "I can't get no satisfaction" is more than a song, it's a fact of life for someone without Christ. | Advertising |
| Pr 4:26 | Bible | 05.01.10 | 3189. God is my spiritual GPS, who shows me where to go, which route to take and what to do when I get there. | My GPS |
| Ps 7:16 | Revenge | 04.30.10 | 3188. Crimes may differ, but criminals are the same - in God's opinion. | The electrocution lady |
| Mt 21:45 | Attitude | 04.29.10 | 3187. It's easier to know someone by watching them rather than listening to them. | Pants on the Ground |
| Gen 47:18 | Retirement | 04.28.10 | 3186. Why do we have to lose everything to realize we own nothing? | Stan, everything is fine. |
| Mt 21:41 | Revival | 04.27.10 | 3185. Why is it that we know what someone else should do, but fail to do it ourselves? | Fade Glory is not just a pair of jeans. |
| Gen 47:17 | Pessimism | 04.26.10 | 3184. When backed in a corner, look up, not down. | HeeHaw, misery and the pony, |
| Ecc 6:6 | Wrong | 04.25.10 | 3183. There are two ways to see things, God's way and the wrong way. | Solomon's life of contradiction. |
| Pr 4:25 | Memory | 04.24.10 | 3182. You can't forget something you fail to remember. | Danny & Dale |
| Mt 21:40 | Revenge | 04.23.10 | 3181. Payback may not bring back, but it sure feels good. | Mel Gibson in the Patriot |
| Ps 7:15 | Problems | 04.22.10 | 3180. No problem exists that doesn't create at least one more. | Don't kick the dog. |
| Gen 47:16 | 04.21.10 | 3179. | FTP server down | |
| Mt 21:39 | Confession | 04.20.10 | 3178. Out of sight-out of mind is to God, in sight-in mind. | The stupid burglar |
| Gen 47:15 | Problems | 04.19.10 | 3177. Our emergency will seldom create one for someone else. | Truck camber |
| Ecc 6:5 | Negative | 04.18.10 | 3176. Where one person finds futility, another finds fruitfulness. | Negative things around church |
| Pr 4:24 | Forgiveness | 04.17.10 | 3175. You can't remove something that that isn't there. | TCAP |
| Ps 7:14 | Sin | 04.16.10 | 3174. Sin is given opportunity to grow the moment we won't stop and pray. | Pruning Crape Myrtles |
| Mt 21:38 | Sin | 04.15.10 | 3173. Most think sin in unidirectional until it comes back to smack them in the mouth. | Kenny, the Terminator, or massive metaphors |
| Gen 47:14 | Value | 04.14.10 | 3172. What one person views as disposable is to another usable, although possibly in the distant future and in a galaxy far, far away. | Ray Charles retirement |
| Mt 21:37 | Respect | 04.13.10 | 3171. Respect doesn't have to earned unless you're speaking of yourself. | Fred and his boots |
| Gen 47:13 | Pain | 04.12.10 | 3170. A prioirity list goes out the window when you're hungry or hurting. | Kidney stone |
| Ecc 6:4 | Life | 04.11.10 | 3169. Just because man disrespects life doesn't mean God does. | No name tulip |
| Pr 4:23 | Safety | 04.10.10 | 3168. "Put 'em up," has another connotation altogether when speaking of prayer. | Door Protection |
| Ps 7:13 | Warning | 04.09.10 | 3167. There's no judgment not preceeded by a final warning. | Matt, the Train Wreck |
| Mt 21:36 | Prayer | 04.08.10 | 3166. We are closest to God when we confirm to Him what He told us. | Mozart |
| Gen 47:12 | Work | 04.07.10 | 3165. Government assistance is fine as long as those getting it work for it. | Kudzu |
| Mt 21:34-35 | Sin | 04.06.10 | 3164. Unsupervised workers become productive trouble-makers. | "Lemme kill your sin." God |
| Gen 47:11 | Posessions | 04.05.10 | 3163. Ownership breeds slavery. | Portrait & Frame |
| Ecc 6:3 | Reason | 04.04.10 | 3162. Hypothethetical reasoning can only serve to prove you have a hypothethetical brain. | What if... |
| Pr 4:22 | Bible | 04.03.10 | 3161. You rarely find something for which you not looking, and rarely look if you think you've lost nothing. | Five Fingered success |
| Ps 7:12 | Repent | 04.02.10 | 3160. According to Matthew, Jesus' first word in ministry was repent, not believe. | Light and Dark, Tsidkenu and the world |
| Mt 21:33 | Service | 04.01.10 | 3159. Production is the least expected of a servant, not maintenance. | Slide rule |
| Gen 47:8-9 | Opportunity | 03.31.10 | 3158. Opportunity is computed by dividing your days on earth by the degree of attitude and availability. | Children and the piano. |
| Mt 21:32 | Trust | 03.30.10 | 3157. Belief must displace doubt if salvation is to replace condemnation. | Falling, but not from grace. |
| Gen 47:7 | Enemies | 03.29.10 | 3156. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, unless his name is Sin. | Making friends |
| Ecc 6:2 | Possessions | 03.28.10 | 3155. Possessing possessions can pose a perplexing proposition. | MEMCO |
| Pr 4:21 | Forgetfulness | 03.27.10 | 3154. You can't memorize what you have not read, nor mediatate on what you have not memorized. | Terry and UofM Tigers |
| Ps 7:11 | Anger | 03.26.10 | 3153. Anger is an alarm warning that unconfessed sin, much like an active volcano, is about to blow. | Angry preachers |
| Mt 21:32 | Belief | 03.25.10 | 3152. Belief is a change of mind demonstrated by confirming activity. | Fred & his panning vision. |
| Gen 47:6 | Petition | 03.24.10 | 3151. Why settle for less, when we can have the best? | 63 Avanti |
| Mt 21:31 | Testimony | 03.23.10 | 3150. It's ironic how a story can impress the unimpressed. | PT and Application |
| Gen 47:5 | Restoration | 03.22.10 | 3149. Things tend to come around, even when you're turned around or upside down. | The US is broken and only God can fix it. |
| Ecc 5:20 | Happiness | 03.21.10 | 3148.True happiness is a state of mind, not a passing condition. | Leland and buses |
| Pr 4:20 | Listen | 03.20.10 | 3147. Nothing is more frustrating to a parent than a child who won't listen. | Parents and their kids. |
| Ps 7:10 | Motives | 03.19.10 | 3146. Motives don't mean much if you never do anything. | The Eagle has landed |
| Mt 21:30 | Intention | 03.18.10 | 3145. Good intention exists between profession and possession. | Freshman Class President |
| Gen 47:4 | Temporary | 03.17.10 | 3144. Temporary is like permanence without the bookends. | Two years and move? |
| Mt 21:29 | Decision | 03.16.10 | 3143. Changing your mind is fine as long as you make the right decision. | Do it for Coach Boeple |
| Gen 47:3 | Encouragement | 03.15.10 | 3142. If it weren't for the working class, those who don't work wouldn't have any class. | Dr. Collier |
| Ecc 5:19 | Giving | 03.14.10 | 3141. With every gift received, you have the freedom to throw it away. | Gift-givers and abusers |
| Pr 4:19 | Problems | 03.13.10 | 3140. Why is it we will move obstacles when we could simply remove them? | Problem solving. |
| Ps 7:9 | Darkness | 03.12.10 | 3139. You can stay in the light by avoiding the things that lead to darkness. | "He Holds the Sock." I mean "the Keys." |
| Mt 21:28 | Obedience | 03.11.10 | 3138. True obedience is immediate joyful compliance. | Taking out the trash |
| Gen 47:2 | Friends | 03.10.10 | 3137. A person hangs with friends but too often is hung by those who aren't. | Friendship in heaven starts down here. |
| Mt 21:26-27 | Honesty | 03.09.10 | 3136. Pleading ignorance is closer to the truth more often than not. | So help me God. |
| Gen 47:1 | Commitment | 03.08.10 | 3135. A person is not fully committed until he trashes other options. | 100-Mile Marker |
| Ecc 5:18 | Life | 03.07.10 | 3134. Only a fool, or someone with nothing to live for, views this life as all there is. | Larry and his uncle advisor |
| Pr 4:18 | Backsliding | 03.06.10 | 3133. Backsliding may be the greatest exaggeration ever made. | Novell & Microsoft |
| Ps 7:8 | Mistakes | 03.05.10 | 3132. When we over-estimate ourselves, we under-estimate God. | Fender Bender |
| Mt 21:25 | Authority | 03.04.10 | 3131. Authority can be a real problem for someone who doesn't respect it. | Ron Dunn's tickets |
| Gen 46:33-34 | Rights | 03.03.10 | 3130. You may have to "dance with the one that brung ya," but you don't have to go home with them. | Saudi Attendant |
| Mt 21:24 | Questions | 03.02.10 | 3129. Before questioning God, we might want to question ourselves. | Marine Induction. |
| Gen 46:32 | Prejudice | 03.01.10 | 3128. Prejudice and fellowship can't share the same space. | Prayertower Intercession |
| Ecc 5:17 | Darkness | 02.28.10 | 3127. Someone in the dark needs a way out. | Darkroom |
| Pr 4:17 | Ethics | 02.27.10 | 3126. Doing the right thing for the wrong reason is no different than doing the wrong thing for any reason. | A union and company boss |
| Ps 7:7 | Reverence | 02.26.10 | 3125. Showing reverence is the way to show respect. | Church distraction |
| Mt 21:23 | Privilege | 02.25.10 | 3124. Privilege becomes a right when someone with authority grants it. | Livy, Harold and the retake. |
| Gen 46:31 | Communication | 02.24.10 | 3123. Too often reunions remind us of separation - by distance and differences. | A Korean, Saudi Arabian and American connection. |
| Mt 21:22 | Healing | 02.23.10 | 3122. When you're spending time with Jesus, people will know. | The "You're going to die," prayer. |
| Gen 46:30 | Death | 02.22.10 | 3121. We shouldn't die before we're dead! | God's Bucket List |
| Gen 46:28-29 | Family | 02.21.10 | 3120. Like osmosis, restoration completes family. | Violins and trumpets don't always blend. |
| Mt 21:21 | Faith | 02.20.10 | 3119. Faith and doubt are equal and opposing forces; one is action and the other pretension. | Dick, Benny, me and the Demon. |
| Gen 46:7 | Responsibility | 02.15.10 | 3118. Before you ask God to enlarge your territory, be prepared to pay more property tax. | Jabez & Moving |
| Ecc 5:16 | Opportunity | 02.14.10 | 3117. If you're still breathing, you have time to love someone. | Cat and the Cradle, me and Dad? |
| Pr 4:16 | Sleep | 02.13.10 | 3116. The way we sleep can a great indication of our spiritual condition. | Ringing and running |
| Ps 7:6 | Protection | 02.12.10 | 3115. God not only has our back, he has our front, sides, top and bottom. | Angry Customer |
| Mt 21:20 | Friends | 02.11.10 | 3114. Knowing Jesus should be a life changing experience. | Friends I've known |
| Gen 46:6 | Possessions | 02.10.10 | 3113. Possessions seldom shrink but expand according to the capacity of the container. | Storage Facilities |
| Mt 21:19 | Diligence | 02.09.10 | 3112. Unproductive means unnecessary. | Lanier Funeral Home |
| Gen 46:5 | Trust | 02.08.10 | 3111. When God says "Go," you don't need to know - anything else! | Who |
| Ecc 5:15 | Righteousness | 02.07.10 | 3110. Righteousness won't earn you any money, but not having it will cost you everything. | The World's Greatest Loser |
| Pr 4:15 | Temptation | 02.06.10 | 3109. The best way to avoid temptation is to avoid looking and then go the other way. | Graduation Night |
| Ps 7:5 | Consequences | 02.05.10 | 3108. Consequences come in many shapes, but are always on target. | David & Bathsheba |
| Mt 21:18 | Intercession | 02.04.10 | 3107. There's no work so tiring and yet so rewarding, as living to serve others. | Dad and Roark |
| Gen 46:4 | Plan | 02.03.10 | 3106. Womb to the tomb doesn't quite cover the scope of God's plan for his children. | Bro Livy Cope and the wreck |
| Mt 21:17 | Attention | 02.02.10 | 3105. Who keeps talking when no one is listening? | Noisy distractions |
| Gen 46:3 | Fear | 02.01.10 | 3104. Our fear can limit what God wants to do in our life. | Pray - all the time. |
| Ecc 5:14 | Money | 01.31.10 | 3103. Inherent in man is the propensity to waste his inheritance. | Zeroes behind my mistakes |
| Pr 4:14 | Warning | 01.30.10 | 3102. Unlike a lost person, a Christian pointed the wrong way will be warned to turn around. | Marines |
| Ps 7:4 | Friends | 01.29.10 | 3101. Friends who become our collateral damage won't be for long. | David and Jonathan |
| Mt 21:16 | Answers | 01.28.10 | 3100. Question for question deserves answer for answer, unless you're clueless. | Daddy draws at night |
| Gen 46:3 | Omnipresence | 01.27.10 | 3099. It's not where we go that matters as much as Who goes with us. | Jump a train |
| Mt 21:15 | Jealousy | 01.26.10 | 3098. Seeing the real thing may lead to jealousy in those who aren't. | CocaCola |
| Gen 46:2 | Prayer | 01.25.10 | 3097. If you won't pray, what makes you think God will be there when you need him? | Computers |
| Ecc 5:13 | Money | 01.24.10 | 3096. Nothing gets away faster than money unless it's ways to spend it wisely. | Millionaires |
| Pr 4:13 | Conviction | 01.23.10 | 3095. When doing what you don't want to do becomes what you want, you're ready to serve. | Tisdale Moving Co |
| Ps 7:3 | Confession | 01.22.10 | 3094. Conditional confession is only as good as your honesty with God. | Three Monkeys |
| Mt 21:14 | Prayerlessness | 01.21.10 | 3093. If you're not praying, maybe having some desperate needs will help. | Twitter Down |
| Gen 46:1 | Worship | 01.20.10 | 3092. Everything in our life should inspire worship. | |
| Mt 21:13 | Listening | 01.19.10 | 3091. Tradition requires keeping rules while repect requires listening to the Rulemaker. | Christian Infomercials |
| Gen 45:28 | Truth | 01.18.10 | 3090.For those who won't accept truth, reality has little bearing. | Disaster Movies |
| Ecc 5:12 | Failure | 01.17.10 | 3089. For the believer, physical ability is directly related to spiritual availbility. | Samson |
| Pr 4:12 | Faith | 01.16.10 | 3088. Frustration is an early sign of fading faith. | Manley Beasley |
| Ps 7:2 | Friends | 01.15.10 | 3087. The fear of isolation may be the strongest motivator of all. | ATO |
| Mt 21:12 | Hypocrisy | 01.14.10 | 3086. Nothing offends God more than hypocrisy, unless it's a Christian doing it. | Harrington |
| Gen 45:27 | Separation | 01.13.10 | 3085. If there's one thing more moving than separation, it may be reunion. | Home |
| Mt 21:10-11 | Relationship | 01.12.10 | 3084. You can know who someone is without knowing them; just ask most Christians. | Word theft |
| Gen 45:25-26 | Sin | 01.11.10 | 3083. It's impossible to gain someone's trust when they know you will lie. | Worst sin? |
| Ecc 5:11 | Possessions | 01.10.10 | 3082. When it comes to people and possessions, it's questionable who possesses who. | Joneses |
| Pr 4:11 | Way | 01.09.10 | 3081. Why pray to know God's will when we know his way? | Casey |
| Ps 7:1 | Safety | 01.08.10 | 3080. Refuge is found closer to the front line. | Position not persuasion |
| Mt 21:9 | Profession | 01.07.10 | 3079. Those who praise God the loudest may not be invited to the big party. | Pretenders |
| Gen 45:24 | Deference | 01.06.10 | 3078. An argument takes two, but deference only one. | Bumper story |
| Mt 21:8 | Giving | 01.05.10 | 3077. When we measure our sacrifice, we've lost the blessing. | Racism |
| Gen 45:23 | Discernment | 01.04.10 | 3076. Discernment is the God-given ability to look past the obvious to see what God is really doing. | Discerning Spirit |
| Ecc 5:10 | Money | 01.03.10 | 3075. A person with nothing has more appreciation for twenty bucks than a millionaire has for twenty more. | McDuck |
| Pr 4:10 | Listen | 01.02.10 | 3074. The ground between hearing and listening is called respect, and beyond called teachable. | Connectivity |
| Ps 6:10 | Justice | 01.01.10 | 3073. Justice will prevail, but don't sit down and wait on it. | R.G. Lee |