The Bible describes God as mighty, great, deserving of fear and awe, beyond our comprehension. It’s hard to detail what all those words...

Matthew 18:3. “…unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” There have been many sermons on...

When I was in graduate school there were times when I felt so overwhelmed I would resolve to go into the registrar’s office on Monday and...

Most everybody has heard of Jezebel, the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. In fact, her name has become synonymous with a scheming, evil...

The Israelites made it into the Promised Land, they had settled down, and were raising their families and their crops. They’d had a few...

I’ve often wondered why Jesus agonized so in the Garden of Gethsemane. He had known all along this was coming, this was why he was here....

Samuel anointed Saul king of Israel because the people wanted a king. In 1 Samuel 10:6-8, Samuel more or less told Saul what to expect....

Most people aren’t fans of classical music. I’ve always liked the loud stuff, the pieces that sound like heavy metal. They’re...

So the Israelites made it out of Egypt and across the desert. Yes, it had taken them forty years but finally they were here. They’d...

The other day I was driving in the left lane of a four lane road. There was a stoplight up ahead but it was green. I was pretty much on...

“Whoever serves me must follow me. And where I am, my servant will also be.” John 12:26. I’ve had this all wrong. I have been walking...

Luke 9:62--Jesus said to him, “Anyone who starts to plow and then keeps looking back is of no use for the Kingdom of God.” We normally...

When we're faced with the opportunity to do something or say something we know we shouldn't, like lie, or maybe something really big...

Isaiah 48:10-11 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver, I have tried you in the furnace of affliction. For my own sake, for my own...

The Israelites were slaves in Egypt for 430 years. Then Moses led them out, with the intention of bringing them to a land God had long...

Reading the book of Matthew, I was brought up short by verses 12 and 13 in Chapter 24: “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love...

I wrote the following several years ago, when my body was younger and my knees didn't hurt going up stairs to say nothing about going up...

One of the biggest challenges children of God face is answering why does God allow bad things to happen. I just read the book of Job...

Several years ago, I was between jobs and decided to take this opportunity to go on a “Vision Quest.” I would go on a week-long trek...

Luke 10:38-42 tells the story of Martha and her sister, Mary. Basically, Jesus and his disciples are visiting them and their brother,...