As a follower of Christ you have a responsibility to vote and to participate in government as a practice of your faith and an expression of your love. The United States was built to be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, so if you don’t show up, don’t make…
At 7:59AM September 11, 2001 Mohammed Atta was sitting in his seat as just one of the 92 passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 as its wheels left the runway at Boston’s Logan International Airport. Just 47 minutes later at 8:46AM Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center and began…
Life is not a test. It’s not about pass/fail or making it to the top of the class. Life is not a singular thing. It is not a single decision or a moment in time. Life is not about making it to the finish line or performing above the average. Life is not a test….
Get ready. God is about to do something big. “Yeah…right…about that…” Have you gotten to a place where it seems hard to believe? Are you ready for someone else to do something for you for a change? Does it seem like the ancient Greek saying so often attributed to Ben Franklin is the moral of…
TIME magazine reported this week that 19% of women who attend college today will be sexually assaulted during their time at university. That is almost 1 out of every 5. As the father of 3 daughters, I don’t like those odds. But, even more than that, I don’t like what that says about what we as…
Have you ever been saved? Jesus said that His mission was, “to seek and to save what was lost” – Luke 19 (NIV) So, what was lost? When a sailor is out at sea and a storm comes up, the wind and the waves start pouring over their boat, the engine room floods and…
It’s one thing to be forgiven when it wasn’t actually your fault. It’s something else entirely when you have actually caused a problem, felt the impact, and then discovered grace. “Your sins are forgiven.”- Luke 7 (NLT) The most revolutionary idea that Jesus introduced to the world during His time in Galilee was that actual…
Ever been in a place where you couldn’t find the bottom to bottom out or the top to climb out? You were looking for an external driver to change and it just didn’t come? No matter which direction you took you always seemed to come back to the same situation, the same challenge, the same…
“The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.” – Isaiah 9:2 God is speaking these words over your life today. God is telling you that no matter what your challenges are, no matter what obstacles are in your…
The only things that are obvious, are things you already know. So, when you are facing a new challenge, it can seem daunting to the point of impossible when, in fact, you actually are equipped for the challenge and are going to succeed. And, once you have conquered, overcome, persisted, and achieved in a situation,…
Persistence is a key to success. I wonder how many times people told Jesus it couldn’t be done? How many people tried to discourage Him from pursuing His mission? How much of His life was spent with people who truly believed that He would succeed? In the gospel of Matthew, there is a striking account…
Jesus came for you. You are one of His people. When He made the plan to be born on earth more than 2000 years ago, He was thinking of you. He knew you would need saving, and He wanted to give Himself the ability to reach you in a meaningful and lasting way. That’s why…