by Bruce Martin | May 19, 2020 | Blog, Hope, Word for the Week |
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” (Isaiah 43:18-19, NIV) I went to the wilderness this past weekend with a few... 
by Bruce Martin | May 9, 2020 | Blog, Hope, Word for the Week |
The Word for the Week this week comes from my friend Shadia Hrichi. It’s an important take on trials and temptations “Don’t give the devil so much credit.” I do not remember the exact details that prompted my friend to say such a thing, but I do recall being a... 
by Bruce Martin | Feb 20, 2020 | Blog, Hope, Word for the Week |
“We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.” Romans 12:6 Have you noticed our culture’s obsession with superheroes? Holy cow! From the ground-breaking Black Panther, to Captain Marvel, Captain America, The Avengers—I don’t have enough room. We... 
by Bruce Martin | Jan 24, 2020 | Blog, Hope, Word for the Week |
I hate ‘em. Never have liked them. A detour is a setback. A detour means that something unplanned is impeding my progress, and I’m gonna have to go around it. Detours take longer. Detours often mean backtracking. (Which I also hate.) I’m pretty much a point A to point... 
by Bruce Martin | Jan 9, 2020 | Blog, Marriage, Word for the Week |
Routines “The quality of life you experience is a direct result of your routines.” This time of year, people talk about resolutions. “This year, I’m gonna do this or that!” But according to US News and World Report, about 80% of New Year’s Resolutions fail,...