“Can you think of anything we can sell,” I asked my wife.“The only thing I can think of,” she responded, is my….”Christmas 2013 was shaping up to be the leanest Christmas season my wife and I had experienced since we married. Gifts were purchased from places we...
"Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh." (Luke 6:21b, NIV2)We all go through times when we can't help but weep. A loved one passes away, a friend ends up divorced, an acquaintance is transported to a hospital, or your children are leaving home to attend...
Hebrews 13:5 "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." NIV My five pound Yorkshire terrier, Sienna made me laugh the other day when I glanced up and saw her...
Can a Church Go Through Extreme Suffering? A Study Through the 7 Churches of RevelationAgain I would like to encourage pastors and members alike to consider your church in the light of the seven churches portrayed in the book of Revelation. Compare yourself to these...
"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God." (Luke 6:20, NIV2)"Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." (Mark 10:21b, NIV2)What does this truly mean? Do we have to be poor to be...
"This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want...
It was quite a sight to see three magi entering Jerusalem, with but one purpose: "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him." (Matt 2:2, NIV2)Everyone in Jerusalem were puzzled. A newborn king? What...