He is Risen! Enough said. 🙂 “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” Matt 28:6 (NIV)

This past week was spring break for my daughter, so we headed down to Panama City Beach – or as some like to call it, the “Redneck Riviera.” (IYKYK) We had the whole crew there – my wife, daughter, in-laws, my brother-in-law, even my son and his girlfriend.  And it…

“The Lord abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight” Prov 11:1 (NIV) or from The Message version: “God hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard”   Just a subtle reminder that we all need to act above reproach in our business dealings. It may be different than…

I closed a loan recently where the buyers were just plain ornery. Nothing seemed to go right in their eyes. Every issue that came up during the process was immediately someone else’s fault—and someone else needed to pay for it. During the inspection they discovered the roof needed replacing. The seller paid…

“Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.“  Ps 34: 12-13 (NIV)  I read this over and over, and kept focusing on the Word “good” for some reason.  We can have “days”… but these passages tells us…

I had a deal fall apart this week. Everything was lined up. We were clear to close. Then—24 hours before closing—the buyers got a survey back on their rural property. Neither their agent nor I knew they had ordered one. We didn’t require it for the loan, but the buyers felt…

“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things” Coll 3:2 (NIV) How many times do I get enamored by things that are all around me;  That new car someone is driving, the beautiful clothes I see at the store, or an amazing looking house that I drive past……

I’ve been working with a particular buyer for almost two years now. As a Loan Consultant, that length of time isn’t unheard of. Some buyers take months. Some take years. But this situation has been a little different than most. My buyer was born outside of the United States. She…

“God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you.” 2 Thes 1:6 (NIV) Why do I always stir around and rehash in my head those that have wronged me in some way, trying to figure out how I can get back at them or “give them…

I grew up in Atlanta, but spent about 12 years living in Michigan (Detroit and Grand Rapids!).  I still remember when we first moved there.  I was so cold! I didn’t understand why it was so cold in April.  And also in May! And even sometimes into June!?  People would…