Faith

As much as you want it to be true, it really is not – Coffee is not a food group. Sorry. Knowing how highly you regard this brownish-black goodness (with or without cream), I cannot presume to know all that this revelation could be doing to your mind right now. And knowing how seriously you take … Read more No ma’am, coffee is not a food group

Senseless killings. Strange happenings. The trampling of what is good and holy. The falling of truth on the streets. The silence of good men…. I could cry for the world; sometimes a few tears escape from my eyes to my chagrin. These tears, a witness to the missteps of the Church. And I, by God’s … Read more I could cry for the world

God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24 I believe that the worship of God is first spiritual before it is physical, and to worship God with our substance is first a spiritual exercise before it is physical. That is, when we give to … Read more After they follow the money

Moses was eighty years and Aaron was eighty three when they began their ministry. Caleb was eighty years when he fought for Hebron and claimed it. Even Jesus Christ, God Himself,  was on earth for thirty years preparing for a ministry that spanned only three years. The point? We’re like fine wine that gets better … Read more Your best years are ahead of you

Jesus Christ left us the promise of coming back to take us to a place that He’s preparing for us. Think about this a while: If you left someone a promise of returning to take them someplace you were preparing for them, how would you expect them to act, with regards that promise? I’d think … Read more Heaven is a place

Sometimes it seems to me like this is a shocking discovery for more than a few, but it’s true: The preacher is a person too. Just like the rest of us– And his wife…. And his children…. It’s not rocket science, or the study of some abstract notion. Really, it’s easy to see – very … Read more The preacher is a person too

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness…? 2 Peter 3:11. ♣ There is a standard expected of us as believers awaiting the Parousia; the second coming of the Lord. ♣ Jesus is coming back for only those expecting His … Read more Musings on eschatology and the duty of the believer

What must this disciple have felt as he was finally before the risen Lord? Earlier, the other disciples had told him, “We have seen the Lord”. But what he had seen days earlier had made it hard for him to to comprehend this good news. How can this thing be? He had seen the Lord … Read more As he beheld the print of the nails

It wasn’t by chance, this path I’m on; I chose it– Intentionally. No, it doesn’t always make it easy to explain, and sometimes it seems like it’s not that easy to see. Because– As far as reason and acceptable standards go, this path I’m on is not the popular one. But faith called, and touched … Read more Chance, Time, and the security we seek

Fancy this: Joseph and Mary had gone with Jesus to the temple for the yearly feast of passover. It was the first time they were going with Him, and He was just twelve. After the feast, they had been gone a day’s journey before they realized Jesus wasn’t with them. Up until now they had … Read more We did what!?!

The world and the state of its affairs today has not taken God by surprise. God is still in absolute control. No, this was not the place He had in mind when He created the world, but after sin left it broken, God set in motion His plan to redeem man–the creature who bears most, … Read more If ye will receive it

Remember that — ♣ It is the Lord who is your Shepherd. So let Him lead you. ♣ God is good. He does only good things, and if you let Him, He would cause all things to work together for your good. ♣ Help from man is vain. True help comes from only God. ♣ God … Read more As you begin to experience this new land