Here are the links to the flashes of light, from the week of Dec 8 – Dec 14, 2025, I shared in Tony’s Daily Devotional and on the The Power of God’s Love Podcast Episode 1018: All the good things that real hope brings All things are pure to the pure and that’s for sure Stringed instruments and my rhyming sentiments Get Tony’s Daily … The rest of the story…
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When you stand right up next to a tree of doubt, it can be virtually impossible to see the forest of all the good things. And that’s why you gotta have hope. And all the good things include joy and peace, by the way. I don’t, by any stretch of the imagination, mean worldwide joy and peace. Because, obviously, that ain’t happening right now. … The rest of the story…
Most people, if they even think about it, wonder why people like me (Christians) read the Bible over and over. But in their current condition, they can’t possibly understand how the word is alive. In fact, they probably look at a statement like that and ask, “The word is alive? Don’t you mean the words ARE alive?” And, grammatically, they’re sorta correct. But the … The rest of the story…
I’m not a scientist. And I don’t play one on TV. And I’m not a physicist or alchemist or biologist. I’m a Christian writer and poet. A words and music guy. A guy made up of as much carbon as anyone in those other professions. But I’m a guy, who like those other guys, has a time limit on my LIFE here on earth. … The rest of the story…
You could even have the right stuff and your ideas could still bomb out. So, now that I’ve inspired you with that little tidbit, go out and make it a great day. But wait a sec. One time even the right stuff didn’t have the right stuff. I’m talking about the movie that was released in 1983 about the original American astronauts. I thought … The rest of the story…
I’ve got a key to happiness pitch that comes out a hitch. And I’m always amazed by how many people pass up the opportunity without as much as a second glance. Maybe that’s because I call it a key to happiness pitch. So maybe the flood of advertising and marketing you have to go through every single day makes you leery of hearing some … The rest of the story…
You know that Paul was an apostle. Even if you’re not “into” Bible stuff, you’ve heard of him. But you might not think about how tough he was. I mean, this was a guy who was beaten, tossed into prison, shipwrecked, beaten some more, and imprisoned more too. And in spite of all that he urged believers to go for love before and above … The rest of the story…
I’ll say it right up front. I’m for it. I believe it’s good to encourage yourself. Just as it’s good to encourage others. So, don’t misinterpret what I say about the following “psychological” advice. Because it’s easy to encourage yourself into selfishness. Here’s a definition of selfish, right out of (gasp!) a dictionary: lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one’s own personal profit … The rest of the story…
I have hope within. But not for cliché things like “world peace” or “random acts of kindness” or how we can all “coexist.” No, my hope is for the Creator God of the universe to one day return to earth and put an end to our human selfishness. And this hope flows to and from my soul and spirit because of the Truth. And … The rest of the story…
“Who is creating the conditions for people to find hope and possibility?” That was a question Seth Godin posed to the person who interviewed him for her podcast audience. The two of them were talking about AI (for those of you who’ve been living in an underground bunker, that stands for artificial intelligence). And he mentioned how it can replace mediocre tasks and people. … The rest of the story…