Walk With Darrell

Let’s remember our Service men and women who are away from home this Thanksgiving. A big part of celebrating Thanksgiving is being with family as we celebrate the Holidays. I spent a few Thanksgivings away from home when I was in the Navy. I remember one time being away from home on Thanksgiving when I was stationed on the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) sailing out on the Pacific Ocean. I wasn’t alone as I had over 5000 shipmates all of them were away from their families. The meal

This has been another great year for Terri and me. As we entered another year of retirement. We continued with our plan to travel. Terri and I have traveled close to 24,000 miles while visiting National Parks and 35 states. We have traveled from Texas to Maine to the Great Lakes and out west to the Rocky Mountains, Southwestern Deserts, and then to the Florida Keys. The three of us got along great and travel well together. You might ask, “what do you mean three of you”? We ha

As a Christian our walk with God is a journey of faith, and there will be times when our trust in God will be tested. There will be those days when your life will seem like you are in a storm and water, and winds of adversity are sweeping you away. Doubt threatens to crash down on you. It is at these times it is important to have a good foundation when everything around you is sinking. That foundation can be found in God’s Word during times of storms. God’s Word has all kind

Loyalty is a precious quality that is underrated in our world we live in. Yet it is something we all need in our world today. Without it the fabric of our society would start to crumble. Without loyalty our families, businesses, communities, politics, and our nation weakens if not falls apart. Loyalty is simple… it means; I am going to stick with you and have your back through good times and bad times. We need that relationship that will never leave us during any storm. In Pr

Ephesians 2:8 (NIV) “ 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” God’s grace is unmerited favor and is not because of anything we have done to earn it. We experience God’s grace in our salvation as we did nothing to earn it. We experience God’s grace in living the Christian life. Today, we live in an environment where cancel culture is making the news every day. Thankfully, we have a Savior that did not can

Matthew 15:11 (NIV) 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.” One of my early lessons I received from my dad was on watching my language. My dad would spend a lot of time with us kids. He would shoot hoops with my brother and me. He also would hit fly balls to us boys. I can remember when I was probably in the 4th or 5th grade, my dad was hitting us fly balls. I let the ball get by me and let a word

Jesus of Nazareth was a penniless teacher from Galilee that changed history. There has never been another human like Jesus. He led a life that we still read about today. His goodness, His courage, and His love has had more of an impact than any other human in history. Jesus did not come to impress us, but He came to save the lost. God came down as a human to live among us to die on the cross for our sins, then rose from the tomb. He simply wants us to reach out to Him and tru

2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” I grew up...

Lamentations 3:25-26 (NLT) 25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. 26 So it is good to wait quietly...

This is a lesson I have had to learn a few times in my life. Being a planner, I have often had my own game plan and a timetable for...

Matthew 7:20 (NKJV) 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them. God’s Word teaches us the value of hard work. In Paul’s second...

Psalm 112:1 (NIV) Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. We all want happiness, abundance, and...

John 14:1-3 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it...

Proverbs 13:3(NLV) 3 “He who watches over his mouth keeps his life. He who opens his lips wide will be destroyed.” The world can be a...

Psalm 37:4 (NIV) “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart” We are so fortunate to be living life as a...

The Sky above proclaims God’s handiwork. God does not disappoint in the beauty He shows us in the evening sunset. Psalm 19:1 To the...

Consider your trials….count it all…what? James 1:2 “Count it all joy, when you meet trials of various kinds”. We can’t imagine that we...

There is a lot of pressure to buy our way to happiness. We see it in our advertisements on TV. If I just had that car, that boat, that...

Can you recall a time when God has prepared you for something that you were going to go through in the future? Our God is Omniscience,...

I have talked about God’s peace often, but the reason is God’s peace is a big part of a Christian’s life. We all have had issues that...