Kindness is your Friend

II Samuel 9:1 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? I’ve been serving here at the Bill Rice Ranch for many years. When I first started at the Ranch, I was among the youngest people on...

God Builds With Us

II Samuel 7:2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. Recently I was driving a 434-mile trip home from another state. We stopped for lunch at a fast food drive-thru. Crazy as it...

Balance

II Samuel 6:7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. Abraham Lincoln is supposed to have said, “You can fool all of the people some of time; you can fool some of the people all...

What Are You Developing?

II Samuel 5:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel. I first hiked the Grand Canyon when I was fifteen, and I have been privileged to hike rim...

Climb Out of the Hole

I Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. Today I would like to talk to you about...