May 26, 2020
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2 NKJV In Christ, you are a […]
May 15, 2020
There are many things in life that will try to steal your peace. Just turn on the news or open a newspaper and you will hear of war, terrorism, violence, sickness, problems with the economy, and countless other situations that […]
April 29, 2020
We are in a season of darker times—in our city, nation, and world. And in these times, believers must choose to stand on what God is saying rather than what the world says. Our hope does not come from outward […]
April 7, 2020
Picture the first Palm Sunday: Jesus, the promised Messiah and King is riding on a donkey through streets lined with people waving palm branches and shouting out, “Hosanna! Hosanna in the Highest!” It may seem a bit strange to us […]
March 24, 2020
For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield. Psalms 5:12 There is an old adage that says, “If anything can go wrong, it probably will.” Perhaps you’ve heard it. Many […]
March 17, 2020
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize […]
March 16, 2020
Favor is God’s “I’m for you” attitude. It is the amazing, undeserved benefit of being His child, yet many believers never taste its fullness. Why not? One reason is that we simply misunderstand His favor. Biblically, favor can be thought […]
September 16, 2019
Along with reading the Bible every day, I always read at least one other book from which I can learn something new. My wife, Jeanie, and I are often in the middle of several books at once, and we like […]
July 15, 2019
When you hear the word ‘wilderness,’ what do you think of? Do you picture yourself walking alone through a dark overgrown forest surrounded by gnarly and fallen trees with the sound of wolves howling in the distance? That is certainly […]
June 5, 2019
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 Before David was ever the King over Israel, he was a nobody. He was a shepherd […]