As I have been flipping through the pages of scripture this week and seeking to understand further the incredible story of God's passionate love for us, I have come across three declarations that help...  Read More

Here are some things you need to know if God will use you to make a difference in the world. These thoughts are right out of the prophetic word from Isaiah 49:1-7. These verses ring so clearly in my h...  Read More

Today is ‘election eve.’ As with every election, people are saying that this is the most significant election of all time. What happens as people vote will shape the course of world history.In ancient...  Read More

Recently, I have been studying some of Paul's insights into what Kingdom ministry looks like, specifically.Delving in 1st Corinthians 9, where Paul talks about what it means to serve Jesus with the le...  Read More

One of the more obscure exhibits in the Smithsonian Institution displays the personal effects found on Abraham Lincoln the night he was shot. They include a small handkerchief embroidered A. Lincoln, ...  Read More

When our children were younger, one of my family's things to enjoy over the summer was trips to some of the local water parks. We have visited many, and recently we paid our first visit to LEGOLAND wa...  Read More

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to t...  Read More

Type your new text here. Have you noticed that most of the prayers that most of us pray regularly tend to be in response to situations that require our immediate attention? When a friend gets struck w...  Read More

In his excellent book, Character Counts, Os Guinness shares the following seven principles from the life of William Wilberforce that illuminate what it means to live a life of significance today. The ...  Read More

I have been reflecting, out of necessity, on what it means to be a patient person. My ability to be patient is directly correlated with the level of hope and trust that I can place in the God who hear...  Read More

Zacchaeus's story (Luke19:1-10) is a story that most of us have known and grown up with since we were kids. We've read the story, sung the song, and thought that we knew everything that there was to k...  Read More

Little is known or shared about Lamech and his legacy that none of us would want. Lamech was the great, great, great-grandson of Cain, and had two wives and at least a couple of sons of his own.Lamech...  Read More