Sammy's Blog

I had a friend that I met a long time ago.  In fact, if I hadn’t found out the truth a few years ago, I would have believed her to be a twin sister, but she was not a sister.  She was with me from my earliest memories.  She liked the things I liked, thought like I thought.  In many ways she influenced how I thought and what... [Read more]

The ultimate goal:  To see God face to face.  Every effort, every thought, every faith-filled action, everything I'm living for is culminating in an experience, and enlightenment, a fulfillment, a full understanding of seeing the One for whom I have given everything. The promise to every child of God is to finally see Him.  What... [Read more]

Things sure have changed.  When I was a kid, Christmas was the one time of year that I got to see all my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.  It was the one time of year when even the mean kids in school were almost nice.  It was a time when everyone said “Merry Christmas” and smiled at strangers.  Salvation Army... [Read more]

One day, some religious teachers and lawyers came to trick Jesus.  They asked “What is the greatest commandment?”  His answer still stands today, over 2,000 years later as a testament to God’s mission, God’s motive, and God’s method for a better life.  He said that we were to love God with everything... [Read more]

Poets have written sonnets describing it, singers have emoted about, lovers have tossed around the word to describe their overwhelming passion, but all the creativity in the world could not begin to explain the meaning or power of love.  What would you say if someone told you that love is the key to achieving a meaningful, satisfying, and... [Read more]