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Thursday, February 1, 2024
February 1st, 2024
           I recently received an email offering me one man’s perspective or outlook on the economy for the next year.  He promised to offer exclusive insights on politics, buying habits, interest rat...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, January 29, 2024
January 29th, 2024
          One of the most fascinating and intriguing topics in the Bible is the “end times.”  People seem to be keenly interested in future and final events.  Well, the Bible does speak to the final d...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, January 25, 2024
January 25th, 2024
          You might be able to name a few things where you have placed your confidence.  You might be confident in your car to take you from one location to another.  You might have confidence in a me...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, January 22, 2024
January 22nd, 2024
            We have an assortment of ways and tricks to improve our memory.  One common way to aid memory is making notes—especially Post-It-Notes.  Another way is putting something important on the r...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, January 18, 2024
January 18th, 2024
         Satan has been around for a long time.  He was in the Garden of Eden to tempt Eve to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—a direct act of defiance against G...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, January 15, 2024
January 15th, 2024
            Anxiety can be a challenge for some people.  Maybe you are one such person.  Those who battle with anxiety generally know when the level is rising and equally know the things that can trig...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, January 11, 2024
January 11th, 2024
          There are some traditions that suggest Peter died as a martyr—crucified upside down on a cross.  His death was reportedly ordered by the Roman Emperor Nero.  And traditions suggest that his ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, January 8, 2024
January 8th, 2024
            Most people probably prefer to think of themselves as “good.”  We like to see ourselves as basically good people—folks who would do whatever we could to help others and to live in neighbor...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
January 3rd, 2024
         We often do not enjoy thinking about trials or battles.  We certainly prefer not to begin a new year thinking about such things.  We would prefer to entertain thoughts of adventures, plans, f...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
December 20th, 2023
            The word “light” probably brings some words and images to mind.  You might think about the light that allows you to read these words.  You might think about the sun, headlamps on a car, a ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, December 18, 2023
December 18th, 2023
            We find ourselves a week from Christmas...only seven days till we celebrate the greatest birthday ever!  Christ does not need gifts like we might exchange with friends and family at birthd...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, December 14, 2023
December 13th, 2023
          We all enjoy good news.  We would much prefer good news to bad news.  Good news is fun to share.  Sharing the good news or blessings of others is a wonderful show of friendship and fellowshi...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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