Revelations From The Road

Given Fall of 1997A wise friend of mine, a former elementary school principal, gave a talk to a men’s group once on, “The Black Dog”. He told of how cute a little black puppy is but if you feed it and care for it, it sometimes grows up to be a big, mean, black […]

Given June 19, 2005During intercession at church on this Sunday morning, as I walked and prayed, I noticed a flash of light on the carpet. I took one step further and it was gone. A small piece of plastic on the floor was reflecting the light from the ceiling but I had […]

Christmas here at the Dotson house is different this year. Our youngest son is home from college but is sick in bed. Son number three is in China teaching English for a year, the first time in his life he hasn’t woken up at home on Christmas morning. However, we talked to […]

I wrote recently about us being God’s representatives here on earth and how we should be aware of that and how people look at us. Sadly though, many Christians don’t look or act like Christians because they are so “conformed” to this world. “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by […]

Given December 14, 2005I was thinking the other day about temptations. The Bible says we all have ‘em in various forms, James 1:14, and we’re supposed to resist them. But, sometimes you know, it’s hard to do. Then I thought, “Well, the Bible says Jesus was tempted like we are but He […]

Given December 13, 2005For years, I’ve thought badly about brothers Jacob and Esau. Jacob cheated his older brother but Esau was dumb enough to “sell” his birthright for a bowl of stew?

“Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me […]

Given December 10, 2005I attended the monthly Men’s Prayer Breakfast at another church in my town this morning which is always a treat. Good food, good fellowship, and the Word of God. What could be better?

The young man, Chirs, who spoke this morning asked us to picture a stick figure with […]

Given April 30, 2002No one would argue the fact that God’s words have power. In Genesis, He said, “Let there be light.” and there was light. He spoke it and it happened. Now, that’s powerful! But you might say, “Yeah, but that’s God’s words. He’s God.” But Jesus told […]

Given December 4, 2005I’m sittin in a hotel room in Roanoke VA right now, up here for a technology conference where I’ll do a presentation tomorrow morning. I don’t like these things as much as I used to, I’m gettin old I guess, but I do like the chance to have three unencumbered hours […]

Given December 1, 2005Say, a man is sick in his body AND he’s not saved. If a doctor and a preacher are standing there in front of him, he’ll choose the doctor almost every time. His physical symptoms are real; they hurt or he can see ‘em. His sin symptoms are hidden, […]