What Do We Do With This Love Now? In an article from Christianity Today (Sept 2017) the number of Christian churches in America , according to a 2012 study, was around 384,000, with a 95% accuracy rate. The study revealed, on average, 30,000 churches close...
A Fruit of Love: Forgiveness What benefit would it be if you were to give ammunition to your adversary in a battle? It would be no benefit, in fact, it would be foolish. Think about how devastating that would be! This is exactly what we do when we harbor unforgiveness...
An Immovable & Unshakeable Love No matter where we find ourselves, or the circumstances we are experiencing, there is one thing that never changes. We can always be at peace knowing the love of God is irrevocable, unchanging, and unaffected by this world. It’s...
Understanding the Urgent Need We can sit in church on Sunday and allow our emotions to deceive us into believing we are truly accomplishing something great. But, if the confines of the church's four walls is the extent of our worship, we are in big trouble. For many...
A Love Story That Never Ages A story of love, from start to finish, that's what the Bible is for the Believer. From the Old Testament when the covenant between God and His people was a law of the letter, to the resurrection of Jesus, God's only Son, and the...
The Unfailing Love of God Have you ever had a day where you felt like David did in Psalm 13? How long, oh God, will you forget me? It may seem like God has forgotten you right now, and it may seem like He doesn't hear you or listen to you, maybe you feel like He...
The Power of One Spark One spark can be harmless, if it has no fuel to continue feeding the flame. But, one spark can start a catastrophic wildfire. It's the power of the "start." In the same way, good seed planted on hard, dry soil will produce no harvest, but a good...
Life Through the Lens of Eternity When we reach the end of our lives, we will either face eternity with regret, or great celebration. For those who face the end of their lives with regret, it's too late to make changes. For those facing eternity with cause to...
A Call to Holiness In preparing for a message this week, I was studying Numbers 22 and related text regarding Balaam. To keep it short, he was a "for profit" "prophet" who, according to scripture, heard from God, but used his gifts for illicit gain. Sound familiar?...
Let That Go from Your Hands Have you ever tried to juggle? Not things in life, like, literally juggle two objects. It's tough! You cannot focus on anything, even the two (or more) objects you are juggling, you just focus on catching them as they fall into your hands....
