Repentance is a fundamental aspect of coming to salvation in Jesus.  Some recoil from the word, believing it to be too harsh.  Nothing could be further from the truth, for repentance is not only turning away from our sinfulness, but... Read More

Compassion literally means to “suffer together” with someone in their suffering.  We must ask God to give us a greater capacity for compassion toward others and to then manifest it toward others, just as He so graciously manifests it toward... Read More

Sometimes hard questions need to be asked…downright confrontational questions…questions like this one:  You may be a Christian, but what kind of a Christian are you?  What I mean is, are you a Christian who desires to be a “doorway” to... Read More

Some of us have been going through the sad, human process of the death of a dear loved one.  I know it may sound strange…but we know that death is a part of life.  We, however, who have trusted in... Read More

The words ring through our minds:  “I do solemnly affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth…so help me, God.”  That’s a promise for which you will pay a “price” if you don’t keep it... Read More

His name was Philemon.  He was a believer in Jesus and a good friend of the Apostle Paul.  As you probably know, Paul endured through times of severe hardship, especially while confined in numerous prisons around the Roman Empire.  God... Read More

46 years ago today, the grace of God the Father drew me, irresistibly, to faith in His Son, Jesus…caused me to turn from my sin, turn to Him, and receive the free eternal gift of salvation, and then, instantaneously adopted... Read More

Have you ever thought much about the trade that Jesus’ adoptive father, Joseph, taught Him…carpentry?  Jesus learned how to work with wood…to craft things…very useful things…like a perfectly custom-fit yoke for a pair of oxen. That was no easy task…but... Read More

Don’t you just love little children?  Now, for some, that’s an “acquired affection.”  For others, it just comes naturally…and for those of us who now also have grandchildren…well, need I say more?  Jesus loved children, and He demonstrated His love... Read More

Our Lord is…love.  We are…loved by Him.  Our Lord is…the Creator of the World.  We are…created in His image and likeness.  Our Lord is…mighty to save.  We are…by grace through faith, heirs of His free gift of eternal life.  Our... Read More