Forgiveness

When you know that you’ve hurt someone, do you apologize? Most people would say, “yes.” However, if you have been hurt by someone, do you wait for them to say, “I’m sorry,” or attempt to make things right before you forgive?...

Gifts For All

And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear...

Call On Him

Financial strain, health issues, unemployment, work stress, death, bad days, devastating news, relocating, hurricane destruction, heartache, sickness, total exhaustion.
 
These are just some of the things people I am close to have experienced or have been walking...

In the Process

Years ago, I was leading was of my first small groups at a youth event. After a few starter questions, I asked the group, “Are you a Christian, or still in the process?” Each person began to answer and, as most might expect, the response seemed to be...

Are You Listening?

I once heard a pastor say, “How do you spell love?” His answer: T-I-M-E. It’s something that the greatest of relationships have in common, so why would the relationship that matters most be any different? Our world is a crazy mess of scheduling and...

The Waiting

“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”...