Pie over cake
Football over baseball
Shemp over Curly
Chevy over Ford
The Munsters over the Addams Family
Cherries over strawberries
Trucks over cars
Dr. Pepper over Coke and Pepsi
TV westerns over cop shows
Oranges over apples
Coors over Budweiser
Hamburgers over hotdogs
Chili over spaghetti
I Dream of Jeannie over Bewitched
Rock n Roll over Country
Pancakes over waffles
The 60s and 70s over the 80s...

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths" -. Proverbs 3:5-6

Not following Daniel's advice in the book of Daniel chapter 4, the king chose to trust/lean on what he knew based on past experiences. The moment he did that, the wilderness that was predicted in the dream came upon him... (Daniel 4: verse 31)

While the word was still in the king's mouth, a voice...

Christ not only came to set captives free, He came to train and empower the recently freed to be warriors. How can we, imperfect Christians, walk triumphantly? The Bible says we overcome "because of the Blood of the Lamb and because of the word of [our] testimony, and [we do] not love [our lives] even when faced with death" (Revelation 12:11).

Many Christians are awakened spiritually, but they do not know God's promises in the Bible. To be successful, we must know God's...

No one wants to make another trip through the wilderness. This is not a time to walk in circles. We are to walk with a true goal, aim, and purpose, making the most of each occasion, because we know the time is short (see Ephesians 5:14-17). Paul, the apostle, instructs us to walk purposefully toward one true goal -- God's PURPOSE for our life (see Philippians 3:12-16).

No one has time to wander around the mountain of defeat and unbelief; we are to ask, seek, and knock (Matthew 7:7)...

Sometime next year, your writer is going to be headed to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the surrounding areas for a road trip. It will be well worth the wait. I'll be making a list of places to visit and eateries to munch on things. But there is one significant road that this highway fanatic will be interested in exploring.

Interstate 49 is now completed from I-40 up to Kansas City, Missouri. That includes, of course, Fayetteville and Bentonville and a growing...