Or “If you want to be a good man you have to hang-out with good men.” Most of us have had the privilege of knowing and relating to someone we would call a really good man. Not just a gifted man ...Read More
I recently came across these verses and once more have been filled with joy over the goodness of our God. This closing encouragement from the Book of Titus paints a beautiful picture of what God has...Read More
Did I ever tell you about the time in my life when my deeds had caught up with me? Suddenly there they were at my door. I was arrested, put into jail and before you know it the trial had begun. ...Read More
Good day to you all. As I read the Old Testament stories about the children of Israel I see a repeated theme. The people of God fall into apathy, pride and sin and a foreign army comes to attack t...Read More
2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their si...Read More
Jesus said, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” Coming into salvation is well described as entering a doorway into a whole new way of living. You change what you are doing, wh...Read More
In the gospel of Luke chapter 11 Jesus responds to His disciples request to teach them to pray by telling a short parable about a man who goes to his friend to ask for food for a visitor who has just ...Read More
Mercy = loving kindness, forgiveness and good will towards us. Grace = joy, liberality, kindness, favor, blessings, gifts and rewards to us. God longs to exchange our brokenness and pain for His grace...Read More
I recently had a first in my life. I felt called and led by God to pray that a dead woman would come back to life. A dear family friend Patty had an older sister Margie, who had recently been diag...Read More
In 1790 our nation was on the verge of social and moral collapse. The church was in rapid decline. One pastor called his church an old folk’s home of dying people. In a nation of 5 million peopl...Read More
One of the most wonderful things about God is that He is highly compassionate and relational. He longs to have a deep, personal and loving relationship with each person on earth. But, if God were to...Read More
Repent is not a bad word, it is a good word. It means to get a radically new mind in you. You can ask God to help you. Jesus commanded us to. Matthew 4:17 (ESV) 17 From that time Jesus began t...Read More
You may have heard that before but I dare you to check this out. I double dog dare you. John 15:7-8 (ESV) 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done ...Read More
Have you ever felt like you were not good enough? Worse still, do you treat yourself like you are not good enough? When we look at the person of Jesus Christ we see someone who welcomes anyone who c...Read More
Webster’s dictionary defines currency as a “medium of exchange” or the “money a country uses.” Would it surprise you to know that heaven has a currency? Yes, it does and you have probabl...Read More
I can remember taking my daughter to Magic Mountain. She was too small to ride the most of the adult rides and roller coasters. My wife is fond of calling these big coasters the “Happy go pukey ri...Read More
One of the great truths of the Christian faith is that God chooses to bind Himself to us, using mere flesh and blood people to accomplish most of the things He chooses to do on the earth. God seldom...Read More
Just before Christmas my wife and I were exiting a local mall and a man was standing on the corner with a cardboard and marker sign requesting work, due to his need. My sweet wife pointed him out to...Read More
My wife and I were leaving the Target store after doing a bit of shopping on Saturday night. It was about 7 p.m. and just getting dark. Upon arriving at our car in the lot there was woman unloading ...Read More
Galatians 5:6 “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.” I love the last phrase of that verse,...Read More