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The Criminal’s Redemption

Of all the Bible.... Of all the Bible stories, I like the one of...

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January 05, 2025

Is God in My Struggle?

God is funny. I think I can see him smile and simply saying-and always in...

October 2024

October 19, 2024

What Role Do God and Jesus Play in Political Movements?

Growing up, there was one poll. It was the Gallup poll, remember that one? It...

May 2024

May 11, 2024

Sometimes, We Can Sit

'm My two favorite/Williams SOMETIMES Sometimes, we can sit and pop a soda and take...

February 2024

February 18, 2024

Dealing With God’s ‘Hard No’

There is only one place to be in that storm, which can overwhelm us and...

December 2023

December 30, 2023

This Is My King

What if, this guy was predicted, and he actually showed up hundreds of years later?...

May 2023

May 10, 2023

Is It Okay to Pray for Powerball Numbers?

But God could do it. He could give you the numbers and you win it....

March 2023

March 05, 2023

We have a Job to Do-Daily

Imagine a world responding to each other out of love, and not hiddenness.

January 2023

January 22, 2023

Today is a Good Day

...but sometimes, we are given a good day.

November 2022

November 19, 2022

In This Life….

Sometimes in this life, well, I would venture to say most of the time in...

November 08, 2022

Sometimes….

SOMETIMES.... Sometimes, it’s okay to turn the car radio off and talk to yourself. Sometimes,...

October 2022

October 09, 2022

Most of the Time, I Don’t See God

So, just because you don’t see, don’t hear, doesn’t mean He isn’t there. It means...

September 2022

September 11, 2022

It is Okay to Just Be

It rained last night. IT'S OKAY TO JUST BE Just as I crawled into...

September 04, 2022

If I was President

IF I WAS PRESIDENT ‘If I was President’ is a term we hear a lot...

August 2022

August 29, 2022

I Have a Fantasy…

I have a fantasy. Actually, I have several, but I want to share with you...

August 07, 2022

Listen to the Doctor

‘Listen to the doctor.’ For those of you who have ridden this trail with me...

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July 15, 2022

Can Christians have Sex Before Marriage?

CAN CHRISTIANS HAVE SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE???? I was asked to write on a topic for...

July 14, 2022

Optics-Real or Imaginary?

OUR OWN OPTICS We live in a world of 'optics.' A word used too much,...

July 10, 2022

The Comfort in God

GOD DOESN'T ALWAYS SHOW UP Most of the time, in my life, and in particular...

July 01, 2022

Why Does God Allow Suffering?

Why Does God Allow Suffering? Gosh, I hear this a lot. It is a great...

June 2022

June 26, 2022

I Wonder What I Would Have Done

Declaration of Independence I WONDER WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE.... I wonder what I would...

June 18, 2022

Dad-Men-Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father's Day, Dad! If you are not a father this Father's Day, you might...

June 05, 2022

No One Knows the Outcome

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LAUGH If, as you start this piece, have never seen...

May 2022

May 29, 2022

Sometimes, in our seasons….

Sometimes, in our seasons, we have difficulty seeing the season itself and get swallowed up...

May 08, 2022

Happy Mother’s Day

Today we celebrate you, mothers. You are the sweet jacket we put on to keep...

April 2022

April 13, 2022

Sometimes, We Feel as if We’re getting Swallowed

Sometimes, in our seasons of living, we have difficulty seeing the season itself and get...

March 2022

March 23, 2022

LAWN CUTTING DAY!!!

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January 2022

January 16, 2022

Living? Sometimes, I want Off

SOMETIMES, I WANT OFF THIS ROCK! I sometimes get so tired. I guess you could...

January 09, 2022

God is a playful God

WHEN I WAS A KID.... When I was a kid, Elliot, Darren, sometimes Nelson, but...

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December 24, 2021

Christmas Eve Day-Jesus’ Game Day 2021

GAME DAY! In the history of the Williams household, Christmas Eve and Christmas Eve Day-Jesus'...

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