Redeeming Your Time

Redeeming Your Time

“But As for Me, I Trust In You, O Lord; I Say, “You Are My God.” My Times Are In Your Hand…” (Psalm 31: 14-15) Why Manage Your Time: Because if you don’t, your time will manage you! You can’t bottle up time and save it for a rainy day, nor can you deposit it in a bank...

So Close Yet So Far

So Close Yet So Far Losing the Olympic gold medal by one inch, one second, one point. To miss the bull’s eye by one centimeter is still a complete miss. So close yet so far! How sad to miss eternity by one wrong choice. As Jesus said to one man. “You are not far from...

God’s Unspeakable Gift “Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.” (2 Corinthians 9:15) We who have known and sought to follow the Lord for many years have received countless blessings for which to thank Him. “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits”...
Why Do We Celebrate Christmas?

Why Do We Celebrate Christmas?

Why Do We Celebrate Christmas? The evergreen tree was a longstanding symbol of life during winter. Romans decorated their homes with evergreen branches for the New Year, and early inhabitants of northern Europe cut evergreen trees and placed them inside their homes...
In Everything Give Thanks

In Everything Give Thanks

In Everything Give Thanks “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT This verse says that it’s God’s will for everyone who believes in Jesus to be thankful. Some things in our lives are...
Beware of Dogs

Beware of Dogs

Beware of Dogs Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation.” (Philippians 3:2) Although our salvation is secure “in Christ,” Paul warns us that we can be deceived (Colossians 2:8), our faith can be shipwrecked (1 Timothy 1:19), and we can fall...
Eternity

Eternity

“For Now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; Then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; Then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” (I Corinthians 13:12) I want you especially to notice the words I emboldened and underlined here in I Corinthians...
Cross Over the Bridge

Cross Over the Bridge

Cross Over the Bridge There is nothing that can stop God from reaching you but you. “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Every valley shall be raised, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.” (Isaiah...
Does The Protestant Reformation Still Matter?

Does The Protestant Reformation Still Matter?

Does The Protestant Reformation Still Matter? Romans 3:19-28 “Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore, by the deeds of the law no flesh...

The Christian Answer to Suffering

The Christian Answer to Suffering Suffering is universal. Some people face frequent illness or chronic pain. Others deal with the trauma of job loss, divorce, or mental health issues. As we age, we inevitably experience the pain of losing parents and spouses. I still...