Type your new text here.            The day was full of contradictions – crystal clear, blue skies, peaceful and leisurely. Who knew one event on a perfect spring afternoon would turn my world upside down?            She was distracted by her two grandkids in the backseat of her car. Instead of looking at the road ahead, she was looking in the rearview mirror at the very moment I was crossing the ...  Read More

Type your new text here. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:23-26            It was a beautiful Sun...  Read More

Type your new text here. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.                                                                   John 15:13 NKJVIt’s Christmas morning and I’m sitting in the quiet of my living room before my home comes to life. During the night God blessed us with a white Christmas. As I look out my window the trees are swaying in the frigi...  Read More

Type your new text here. “Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”  John 6:35 NIVHe emerged out of the ancient wolf pack. Though he came bearing wolf’s clothing he was really a sheep in disguise. His name was Nicodemus and he was a Pharisee and a member of the ancient Sanhedrin.Nicodemus ate a steady ...  Read More

Type your new text here. But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.                                                                  James 1:22 NKJVHe was a committed guy – no doubt about that. He knew his Bible and believed the letter of the law should be followed with the strictest discipline. He had high standards and very little tolerance for sinners.Our story took p...  Read More

Type your new text here. The view from up here is breathtaking. I’m surrounded by a brilliant blue landscape as I soar above a blanket of cottony white clouds floating past my airplane window. I suppose my feet are closer to Your throne room right now than when my feet are on the ground, Jesus. And closer to You is precisely where I always want to find myself.Father, as I look out my window at thi...  Read More

Type your new text here. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him and He helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise Him.  Psalm 28:7 NIVNow there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved.  John 13:23 NKJVIt was the night of the Passover, an event Jesus held with warm anticipation and deep longing. A quiet room was arranged away from t...  Read More

Type your new text here. Seventeen years old. Daddy’s boy. Privileged. Pampered. Spoiled.Scandal. Sold. Foreign country. Strange culture. Slavery. Forced labor. Homesick longings. Brokenhearted.Adjustment. Newfound favor. Rising strength. Blossoming wisdom. Scandalous offer. Slander. Conspiracy theory. Corruption.Incarceration. Confusion. Discouragement. Silence.Conditioning. Adjustment. Change. N...  Read More

Type your new text here. Based on I Samuel 17            It was an infamous day ~ infamous because it was so unlikely. No one ever anticipated the outcome. Little wonder we haven’t stopped talking about it ever since.            The Bible, historical accounts, and legend agree that Goliath was a monstrosity of a man. He lived in the era when giants roamed the earth. According to God’s Word this gi...  Read More

Type your new text here. It was not long after the stoning of Stephen that Saul was in hot pursuit of Christ’s followers. Continuing in the same spirit of Stephen’s murderers, he believed he was doing God’s work by tracking down Christians and either imprisoning them or having them killed.            But on a road called Damascus Saul’s life was changed forever.            So focused on his ambiti...  Read More

Type your new text here. In Acts 6 & 7 we read about the first martyr of the early church. His name was Stephen and he was a man full of faith. But living in such blatant devotion in ancient times was dangerous.Some Jewish leaders did not like Stephen’s message. He fully supported Jesus Christ as the long awaited Messiah and determined in his heart to fulfill the great commission making him an eas...  Read More

Type your new text here. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.                                                                                      John 3:16 NKJVPhileo ~ brotherly loveAgape ~ unconditional loveBrother Phileo, you are the embodiment of brotherly love, and I appreciate the lessons you...  Read More