I have ben thinking about the cost of becoming a first century Christian and growing a first century church.  I facilitated a Bible study...

Easter isn't over! The power of our personal journey to the cross is just beginning, again.  The celebration of Easter with its music,...

Betrayal is a subtle visitor . . . until it isn’t. On the night that Jesus was betrayed, only Jesus saw the darkness lurking. He had...

A cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said . . . Listen to him. Mark 9:7, NLT When Jesus invited Peter, James, and John to...

From the beginning of time, from the moment you existed in your mother's womb, on every day since you were born, God has loved you with...

If . . . there it is, the 2-letter word that can come between us and God just like the tempter did in the Garden of Eden and tried to do...

Daniel prayed fervently, openly, daily, and specifically. He didn’t pray in protest or for show. But when he prayed, the heavens opened...

You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind. Exodus 20:4, NLT We shun the practice of bowing before sculptured idols. We know...

I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.  Job 42:6b, NLT While the world expresses love in extravagant ways on Valentine’s Day, we...

The blind man's response to Jesus question is leading me into Lent this year. You remember the story.  Jesus is on the outskirts of...

Too many times I start at the wrong beginning in planning for a New Year.  I think about what I want to accomplish, answer questions that...

Bethlehem . . . Egypt . . . Nazareth . . . the desert . . . Samaria . . . Jerusalem . . . Gethsemane . . . …to the cross . . . into...

I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.  Galatians...

The angel said to [Mary], “The Lord is with you.”  Luke 1:28b The Lord will stay with you as long a you stay with !  2 Chronicles 15:2b...

Yet I hold this against you, You have forsaken the love you had at first. Revelation 2:4 I know . . . that you are neither cold nor hot....

In the last five years, we have all lost what we believed would not change. The pandemic stole a sense of reliability. We understand...

Thankfulness is an attitude, and a focus. It doesn't happen naturally, but it can be learned. The most important beginning point of...

We try hard to keep our bodies and minds from unnecessary or early atrophy. Will we do the same for spiritual growth? Contrary to what...

Help! Is that what you feel like when you want to know God's will for a specific decision? Cultivating spiritual discernment helps us...

If we want to follow God, we must be able to recognize His voice, His nudges, His warnings. But how do we do that? That is probably the...