The Lost Art of Pondering Have you ever read something or had a thought and immediately forgot what it was? No, it isn’t necessary a sign of dementia or Alzheimer’s. Rather it simply may have been that you’ve never learned the art of pondering. To ponder in the Greek means to put one thing with […]

Faith that Moves Mountains “And the apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith.’” (Luke 17:5) We want God to increase our faith so we can do great works. We want to be like those listed in God’s hall of faith. “Who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, […]

A Joyous Union We live in a world that’s quickly becoming filled with bitterness and hatred. Joy for life and living is fading, and is mostly found in pills or in a bottle. But God wants us to be filled with joy, and He knows that this joy can only be found in relationship with […]

God Wants Us Healed When we look at the people around us what do we see? While people are adapt at putting on faces and putting up fronts, the truth is that we are going to see people around us who are hurting. We are going to see troubled people in need of peace, lonely […]

How Are We To Love? Love is not what we think. In our society there are many definitions for love. There’s a passionate love, where our emotions go wild. There’s a familial love where we say that blood is thicker than water. There’s also a love for others, sometimes this is described as “brotherly love.” […]

Memorial Day: No Greater Love “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” (John 15:13) Today is Memorial Day in the United States. It’s a day to remember those who died while serving in America’s armed forces. It is a day to remember those who died while […]

Loyalty To God “You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name” (Deuteronomy 6:13). Seeing what God has done and how He has kept His promises, this should lead us to fear the Lord. To “fear,” means to show respect and reverence for God. It is to […]

Remember God’s Covenant “Now the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they camped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho” (Joshua 4:19). You may be wondering what this verse has to do with remembering the covenant or promises of God? The tenth day of the […]

Memorial Stones With Memorial Day coming next Sunday, it got me thinking about building memorials in our lives. While I’m not a big fan of physical representations, there’s just something that speaks to me when the children of Israel set up a memorial to commemorate and remember the miracle God gave in stopping the waters […]

God Has Not Forgotten Remember is a powerful word. As believers in Jesus Christ we’re commanded to remember the Lord and what He’s done for us. The Psalmist said, “I will remember the works of the Lord; surely I will remember Your wonders of old” (Psalm 77:11). We also use the word “remember” when we […]