The Least of These 7/13/2022 - The Christian response is pretty clear from Matthew’s account. What we DO can impact our eternity. Before I get letters or emails or phone calls…let me be PERFECTLY clear. GOOD WORKS CANNOT SAVE YOU. Only faith and trust alone in Jesus can save you. But if we are to read Matthew 25: 31-46 literally… Read more
Greater 7/6/2022 - “He must become greater; I must become less.” John 3:30 As I shared an image on social media this week that said, “Live to make Christ known,” it immediately made me think of the above verse. While I can post it, write it, or get a tattoo of it on my body somewhere, I realize it’s not as easy as it sounds, especially in our world where it’s all about promoting ourselves. Our society tells us to make ourselves larger-be bigger than life itself. Honestly it leaves us feeling lost and empty when we are running the race of constantly trying to be bigger and better than those around us. Because there is always someone who is better at the thing we are trying to be the best at... Read more
Hearts and Lips 6/29/2022 - Words. Our lives and minds are full of them. And they wield such power. An extra word said or left out can cause us to wonder if someone is mad at us, can make us angry with them, or can completely change the context of what we really meant to say... Read more
A Single Stone 6/22/2022 - We are all familiar with the classic story of David and Goliath. If you are like me, you likely learned it as a child in Sunday school.I ask you today, what is your Goliath? What giant stands in your life, taunting you, threatening to scatter you to the wind? Is it your finances? Maybe an illness? A rocky marriage? We all have something in our lives that threatens to bring us to our knees in defeat. We all have something that looms tall before us, all-consuming and powerful, and seemingly impossible to ever conquer... Read more
A Father's Legacy 6/15/2022 - Every father leaves a legacy, whether intentional or not. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, legacy is something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past. According to the Bible, a legacy lives to the third and fourth generations. It will be a curse or it will be a blessing. Read more