“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you ma...  Read More

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditat...  Read More

Have you ever felt a stirring in your soul, a care that won’t let go, a passion that seems to come from beyond yourself? Scripture reveals a beautiful truth: when God has a work for us to do, He doesn...  Read More

“And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.” Acts 16:13When Paul and...  Read More

How should we measure success in life and ministry? For decades, churches have been fixated on numerical growth. Church growth experts, for example, often emphasize casting a compelling vision—usually...  Read More

Have you ever been told you must forgive and forget? I was counseling with a person once who believed that it was impossible for her to forgive a person in her life who hurt her deeply. She felt this ...  Read More

“Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclam...  Read More

There’s a legendary story told in Greek mythology about the alluring but dangerous power of three seductive Sirens who lived on an island. These female Sirens, who were half bird and half human, sang ...  Read More

“O Lord, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. 2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child...  Read More

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, acco...  Read More

In the book First Things First, Stephen Covey asked this penetrating question, (which I modified a bit) that we would be wise to take to heart as we enter a new year. What is the one thing you know th...  Read More

Dear Church Family,As I sat down in my living room to write this Christmas letter, my five year old grandson Adrian came up from the basement to ask me to play with him. I replied that I would as soon...  Read More