Walk With Darrell

We all have had some level of self-confidence, but we all can probably say that there have been times that we have failed (Hand up). Human history tells us this repeatedly. Man is fallible. The bible also points this out that man is fallible. One of the favorite bible stories is of the life of King David. He was a man that had areas of his life that he failed. He was a man that fled for his life as King Saul tried to kill him. He was also a man that showed some character flaw

I am currently reading in Philippians, and I am reading that Paul is challenging the Philippians to pursue Christ likeness by following his own example of how to live the Christian life. Philippians 3:17 Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you. Today, we have the bible that instructs us on how to live out the Christian life. If you think about it the early Christians did not have the bible to gui

As a young boy I lived on a farm in Amo, Indiana. My dad was harvesting corn one day and I was begging him to let me drive the tractor. I had to be probably in the 4th or 5th grade. So, my dad was on the combine, and he let me drive the tractor and wagon full of corn from the corn field to a corn crib where my job was let the corn out of the wagon onto a corn elevator “conveyor” that would take the corn up into the corn crib. Don’t ask how I did it, but I got the corn elevato

Fear can be disastrous as it can steal our peace that God has given us. The bible talks a lot about fear. Fear can steal our hope for the future. God did not intend for us to live with fear. There are several verses in the bible that tells us not to worry. One of the greatest chapters to help fight fear is Psalm 91. Psalm 91:3-5 (NIV) 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings yo

What would you consider necessary in your life? What would destroy you if you lost it? Is it a relationship, position at work, possession, money, or something else in your life? Where do you relate this compared to your relationship to God? If God asked you to give that thing valued by you up, would you, do it? The bible has a name for those things that keep you from trusting and honoring God: an idol. God has a strong feeling when it comes to idols in your life. If you are l

When you read your bible are you reading it and then what you read goes right in and out and you don’t even know what you just read? Or...

Be a Blessing to Someone Today You can be a blessing to someone today. One of the things I used to say to my Sunday School Class, “lets...