Standing at the Crossroads

It can be scary to stand at a crossroad, knowing that the choice you make about which direction to take could affect many people. God provides help during such periods of indecision. He knows we don’t have the wisdom to choose which path to take, so He provides many...

Pie in the sky? 

Some people think that Christianity offers “pie in the sky” – promises that sound good and never deliver. But for real pie in the sky look at advertising! It has become so much a part of life we hardly notice how it constantly churns out pies somewhat less substantial...

Everything Is From God!

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning (James 1:17). Christians know that blessings and success in life come only from God. Yet we are sometimes guilty of...

MAKE ME A CAPTIVE 

Paradox is inherent to Christianity. Paul writes of being strong when he is weak. Jesus warned that whoever desires to save his life will lose it. On other occasions our Lord promised that the least among his followers would be great, and the meek would inherit the...

Death as Antidote to Hubris 

The absurdity of atheist man lies in his determination to make himself God in defiance of the certainty that he is separated from the grave by no more than the next step, the next breath, and the last heartbeat.   From this unstable pulpit of a brittle and...

Standing at the Crossroads 

It can be scary to stand at a crossroad, knowing that the choice you make about which direction to take could affect many people. God provides help during such periods of indecision. He knows we don’t have the wisdom to choose which path to take, so He provides many...

OUR INTEGRITY DEFINES US 

Our integrity as Christians reflects on God and reflects the God in us! None of us are perfect, but we can be authentic, grow in character, and live in a way that makes people trust us and want to associate with us. The minor choices we make when nobody is watching...

This is How We Know the Love of God 

We know a measure of love when we feel it towards others, or when we receive it. The Bible speaks of love in its many forms—divine, filial, emotional, erotic—but its most important statement on the subject is this: God is love (1 John 4:8).  Of all the sacred...

HOW TO FACE THE THINGS WE FEAR

We all have fears, but it's how we face them that defines us. David ran toward Goliath! He ran in faith based upon God's previous deliverance of him from a bear and a lion. He ran in confidence, knowing God had given him the ability. He ran with wisdom, knowing he had...

THE EXCELLENCE OF JESUS CHRIST 

In an increasingly dark world, the concept of excellence may still be seen in its purest form in the sports arena, where individuals and groups meet in open competition that produces a winner. The Olympic Games represent the pinnacle of achievement, crowning athletes...