Like many great leaders we admire and respect, their lives provide an opportunity to learn from what they did well but also some of the mistakes we can avoid.
Now Joshua was old, advanced in years. And the Lord said to him, … Read More
Attending several church events week in and out won’t keep you from sin. The enemy seeks to keep us busy with external appearances, but he knows most of it is might be just a cover up.
Singing in the choir … Read More
Gone are the days when people held the office of ministry in high esteem and utmost sacredness. Much thought and preparation preceded such a commitment to serve the Lord. No one remotely considered ministry as an opportunity to satisfy their … Read More
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22.6
What does it mean to train up a child? It begins with acknowledging that children do not possess the skills, experience, and … Read More
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, do not stir up nor awaken love until it pleases. Song of Solomon 3.5
When I was much younger, in my teens, my advice … Read More
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity. Ecclesiastes 1.2
Life is a journey. We had no choice when the journey began, and we have no clue when the journey will end. While we were not … Read More
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped, for I was envious of the boastful when I saw the prosperity of the wicked … until I went into the sanctuary of God, then I understood their end. Psalm 73.2,3,17.
Comparison … Read More
But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet … then … Read More
I called him and his brother; they were not perfect, but I saw so much potential as I submitted to God’s plan. Taking a risk for eternity is still a risk like all others; Lord, grant us wise and discerning … Read More
Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. Matthew 19.6
This verse often concludes a lengthy church service when someone recites it, following a brief but uncomfortable wait for anyone who might object to the marriage of a couple. … Read More