Faithfulness is Key We live in a society and culture where faithfulness is more of a comedian’s punch line than a description of our generation. We live in a society and culture where promises are made but never kept as nations and politicians use words that contain escape clauses. It’s in such an environment that […]

Our New Name In Heaven There’s more than just viewing ourselves as God has designed us here on earth. There’s eternity, and in eternity God has a new name for us. It’s His name, and who we will be for all eternity. “To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to […]

Needed: Godly Commitment We live in a world where long-term commitments are no longer wanted or desired. This is true in marriage, work, and even the church. Today we fear commitments and live by the creed, “I want to keep my options open.” In other words, we don’t want to get to the end of […]

The Bible: God’s Word There’s no more ridiculous charge brought against the Bible than it’s an old book and no longer relevant. Yet there is nothing more remarkable than the reality that the Bible has always been contemporary, up to date, and relevant, having something to say to each and every generation. There isn’t a […]

What Is Love? Today being Valentines Day I thought it appropriated to talk about the quality of love where love is not just a word we use in a sentence, but rather it is a way of life. Love is the greatest of all the qualities we as Christians are to possess. “And now abide […]

Responding Rightly to Life’s Circumstances God allows problems, difficulties, trials and tribulations in our lives to get our attention. C.S. Lewis said that suffering was God’s megaphone to get our attention. Paul said, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according […]

Timely Interruptions One evening Nicodemus comes to Jesus seeking the most basic and fundamental need to humanity. What I find interesting is that Jesus never allowed Nicodemus to finish his thought or ask the question that was so near and dear to his heart. Nicodemus only got as far as stating how Jesus was a […]

Changing God’s Way Change is a word that is bandied around quite a bit. Change, for whatever reason, good or bad, seems to be in vogue. People are changing the way they live. They’re moving towards healthier lifestyles, like changing their eating habits, from pizza to salads, or from sitting and watching TV to working […]

Faith Feeding One of the great things about reading God’s word is that it feeds our faith. The Apostle Paul said, “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17) Jesus said, “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Revelation 2:7) […]

The Bartimaeus Lesson As Jesus was leaving Jericho he passed by a blind man named Bartimaeus who sat by the road begging. When Bartimaeus heard that it was Jesus he began to cry out saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.” Those who stood around Bartimaeus told him to be quite, but the […]