Lie Down In Green Pastures
The doors of the gate swung open, and I could see that beyond them was a beautiful bright green pasture, filled with multi-colored flowers.
Stand Up for Christ and You May Be Persecuted
A teen who is a cross country runner was denied his third place win at a state meet, probably because he had the reference to a scripture verse embroidered on the headband that he uses to keep his long hair off his face when he runs.
Can We Have A Temperament of Love?
As we approach Father's Day, let's think about our Heavenly Father's love for us. There is a Greek word, agape, which is used in the New Testament to describe our…
What Does It Mean to Abide In Christ?
The picture Jesus paints in John 15 is that of a vine with multiple branches jetting forth, bearing fruit. Jesus says that He is this vine and we are the branches that bear fruit for the Father,
Is Hope The Missing Key?
When we have our hope as an earnest expectation of grace’s future accomplishments, then faith comes into action and brings about the thing we hope for. Faith requires Hope! And hope does not disappoint!
Palm Sunday Praise
On this day we commemorate how Jesus entered Jerusalem humbly riding on the colt of a donkey. The people didn't understand. They thought he was entering as the one who would set Himself up as King and drive out the tyranny of the Roman rulers.
We Are Weird
...as people with raised eyebrows and furrowed foreheads shake their heads in disbelief, know that you’re weird in a good way.
Forgetting Those Things Which Are Behind
The problem is this: my heart has been hardened through past hurts, sins, fears, pride, rejection and unbelief.
Cross country runners pace themselves so that they can press on toward the finish line.
Let’s Press Toward the Mark!
Sometimes we lose sight of where God wants to take us in life. I'm not talking about a physical location, but a spiritual state in which we are tuned in…
Do You Have a New Wineskin?
In my personal devotions this morning I was reading the three accounts in the gospels where Jesus talked about how you can't put new wine into old wineskins. If you…