Out With the Old, In With the New

It was a long walk down the aisle from where I sat, a 7-year-old boy struggling to find the courage to let go of the pew I held tightly. To make my way to the front where the preacher stood was a giant step for such small feet, but it was what everyone said I must to...

Generosity in Perilous Times

When encouraging people to be generous in their giving back to God today, the response may be something like, “Have you lost your mind? Do you not have the internet, a radio or a television set? These are super-hard times, friend.” Yes, times are hard,...

Let It Go

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. — Ephesians 4:31–32 As people near the end of life, the...

No Man is an Island

A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. — Ecclesiastes 4:12 NLT There will always be days that are harder than others, but today...

A Work of Art

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life. — Revelation 22:17 Looking to the past I stand in...

May the Best God Win

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. — Psalm 20:7 Goliath was indeed an intimidating figure. If his nine-and-a-half-foot frame didn’t cause a man to...