"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing" 1Thessalonians 5:11
(Psalm 37:4) contains a great promise: “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” This verse invites us to have a deeply intimate relationship with God. As we delight in Him, He will give us the desires of our heart. To fully appreciate this promise, we must review the immediate context, unpack its meaning, and apply it...
When you look at the life of Jesus, you see that he was a man of action. But rarely were his actions the ones that others expected of him. There was a unique way in which he engaged in kingdom-minded work in the world. First, he prioritized people over political systems. He didn’t simply focus on changing policies to take better care...
“Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you don’t forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mind as long as you live. Teach them to your children and your grandchildren”Deuteronomy 4:9 It all began in September of “2023,” when I went for a routine eye exam. It was then that I learned...
Congratulations! If you’re reading this post You’ve made it. You are part of another year! 2026. I always say, if you have a Pulse, you have a Purpose in life! Welcome to 2026 with its 365 DAYS of Endless Possibilities. In some ways the passing of one day into another is an ordinary, occurrence. The reality of it all is that it happens...
Peace in the midst of Politics- Love your enemies We often marvel at the love that Jesus demonstrates. We are grateful that God would choose to walk in relationship with people like us—flawed, selfish, and often misguided in our perceptions of him and others. We love...
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying “where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” Matthew 2:1-2 The word about Jesus...
Finish Well 2Timothy 4:7 Are you feeling stuck in you Christian Journey? Perhaps unable to process what it may look like...
It is good to give Thanks to the LORD, to sing praise to the Most High Psalm 92:1-5 For many of us, Thanksgiving, is a day to gather with family and friends, to eat and to enjoy one anothers company. Perhaps you hadn’t seen them in sometime. Nevertheless, everyone is gathered around a table...
We hear them everyday….voices. Some are in your head. Some are on your social feed. Some come from friends. Some come from those who openly dislike you. They’re the voices trying to tell you who you are…and what it will take to become who you should be. One problem with all those voices is that they can’t deliver on their promises....
Where is God when life gets hard? If you’ve ever wondered that, then you’re in good company. I’ve asked the same question. So has pretty much every human ever. When the bottom falls out of your life- when it seems you’re facing obstacles from left to right- our gut reaction is to cry out, “where are you, God? And the answer that...