There Is Always One More

by Travis Herbelin | November 12, 2021 | Acts, New Testament | 0 Comments

Some people are born to be in sales. I was not. Most aren’t. So what makes someone so good at sales? Is it the gift of the gab or an innate ability to convince others against their will? If we don’t have the gift, can we ever do a job that requires it? Yes! The secret...

God Has a Better Plan

by Travis Herbelin | July 4, 2023 | Luke, New Testament | 0 Comments

Two thousand years ago, Elizabeth wanted children. In her culture, children were her priority. She didn’t have any, therefore others looked down on her. Her society wrote her off as too old to be a successful Jewish woman. She was too old to have children. She was...

He Already Knew

by Travis Herbelin | February 16, 2021 | Acts, New Testament | 0 Comments

I was retiring. The Air Force had approved the paperwork and set the date. Unfortunately, that didn’t get me out of some formalities of paperwork. Once you have been in for a while, your record goes before promotion boards. The single most important part of that...

Parsimony is a Virtue

by Travis Herbelin | September 4, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

The colonel told me to keep it short. His exact words were, “Parsimony of word is a virtue.” I don’t know if he quoted someone famous, but it did reflect an ancient American proverb, “Waste not, want not.” In John 12:3-5, Mary opened very costly perfume, poured it on...

You Didn’t Say, “Simon Says!”

by Travis Herbelin | April 4, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

Do you remember playing that game with neighbors and friends as a kid? The idea was to get someone confused and not really listening, then you would gleefully say, “Jump like a frog!” Then one of the other kids would – but you didn’t say, “Simon says” so he...

What Did You Even Ask?

by Travis Herbelin | April 2, 2021 | Acts, New Testament | 0 Comments

The air was too thick to breathe and too thin to drink. Looking at the grass, which was now less than an inch from his head, his quivering arms finally gave out. Only 12 pushups, not 20. The recruit muttered to himself, “How am I ever going to do more pushups?” Like a...

Stand Up!

by Travis Herbelin | June 11, 2021 | Acts, Hebrews, New Testament, Titus | 0 Comments

Why do we stand up? Sometimes the reason is simple. Perhaps we need to move, or the meal is over. But do we ever stand up for somebody? Grandpa walks into the room, and we stand up to give her a hug. Grandma gets to the restaurant late, and we stand up to greet her....

Ozymandias

by Travis Herbelin | June 5, 2020 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

“Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” That’s the only phrase I remember from that poem. We read it in high school and were taught that it had a double meaning. On the one hand, Ozymandias wrote it to terrify other kings into submission. On the other hand, it...

Why Did God Give Us the Book of Acts?

by Travis Herbelin | February 12, 2021 | Acts, New Testament | 0 Comments

What did Bradbury mean when he wrote Fahrenheit 451? Many students of literature will give many different answers to that question. The easiest way to know what he meant was to ask him, “What did you mean?” But what if Bradbury is no longer available for an...

How Much Evidence Do You Need?

by Travis Herbelin | January 22, 2021 | John, New Testament | 0 Comments

There are some things people just won’t believe, despite the evidence. Perhaps they reject the evidence. Maybe they don’t like the conclusion drawn from the evidence. It might even be that they fabricate evidence contrary to the truth. Reasonable people, however, draw...

Blasphemy

by Travis Herbelin | Jun 4, 2021 | Acts, New Testament

If you ever find yourself in front of a court, look very carefully at the American flag. If it has a yellow fringe, that means the court is declaring itself an admiralty court, and they have no jurisdiction over you. (Note: This is NOT legal advice! Don’t do this!)....

Sweat the Small Stuff

by Travis Herbelin | May 28, 2021 | Acts, New Testament

Rich Carlson has a book titled, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff and It’s All Small Stuff. Sometimes we need to sweat the small stuff because it is big stuff. What might appear to be a pebble in our lives is a boulder in someone else’s. In Acts 6:1-7, we read of a...

Just What We Do

by Travis Herbelin | May 21, 2021 | Acts, New Testament

It had been a 100-hour workweek. An inspection was coming up, problems were cropping up, so our work hours went up. No one told us to work such hours. No one questioned the need for long hours. The mission dictated the workload, so we worked. It was just what we did....

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