Offspring or Imitator

Do you want to be a child of God? Do you want to be like Him? Are you willing to take on the tough task of changing your attitude and behavior? Are you willing to love everyone as He loves them, including your enemies? If we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, weContinue reading “Offspring or Imitator”

Light of Love

Do you prefer the light or the dark? Do you want to be in the right or wrong? Do you desire love or hate? Do you adhere to your desires or chase after someone else’s? Do you adhere to your advice to others or do the very thing you complain about? I dare say mostContinue reading “Light of Love”

A Just God

Do you desire justice? Are you looking for judgment for those who commit crimes? Do you long for crimes to be punished? Do you wish fairness would find its way into our culture? Are you sure you want sins to be punished as they deserve? We often talk of justice. We scream for justice whenContinue reading “A Just God”

Eagerly Serving

How willing are you to help someone in need? Are you willing to step in and lend a helping hand when there is a task to be done? Will you help those suffering from a disaster? Are you willing to mentor someone facing challenges? Most of us are willing to help family and friends. WeContinue reading “Eagerly Serving”

Sacred Communion

Have you wondered about the mystery of communion? How is it that Christ joins us at the table? It doesn’t make sense to our human understanding. We can only understand it as we come to fully know deep within our hearts that Jesus lives today. We may call it faith. But it also comes fromContinue reading “Sacred Communion”

Dealing With Betrayal

Have you ever been betrayed? Have you had to be in the same room with your betrayer? Have you had to be kind to your betrayer? Do you continue to hold a grudge against your betrayer? Can you see their face? We experience someone betraying us as we live out our lives. It may beContinue reading “Dealing With Betrayal”

Jesus Messiah

Have you ever experienced a loved one being told they had a short time to live? Have you experienced grief the moment you heard it? Has the grief been so overwhelming that you didn’t hear anything else said for a few moments? If we live long enough, we will experience the sorrowful news that aContinue reading “Jesus Messiah”

Creative Obedience

Are you a person who needs checklists to maintain order? Do you need to be told exactly, step-by-step, what to do? Or are you a person who works best with general guidance? Do you work better when you can be creative to accomplish a task? In general, there are two types of people when itContinue reading “Creative Obedience”

Eternal Covenant

What do you know about covenants? Have you been told they are like contracts? Have you heard a covenant is similar to a promise? Do you think of a covenant as a legal document? Have heard of a covenant being an agreement between two parties? We often hear someone explaining a covenant with God beingContinue reading “Eternal Covenant”

Be United

Have you noticed the division across our country? Have you noticed division in your local community? Is there division within your workplace? Is there division within your local church? What will come from all the division? We cannot miss the division we are continually bombarded with in the news. It seems every news story isContinue reading “Be United”