Future generations Have you ever seriously thought about what you are believing and doing today is going to impact three and four generations to come? May I say, good or bad! Well, it does. As a dad and a mother. I want us to look closely at Psalm 78. 4-7. “We will not hide them […]
God’s creation Recently, I was sitting by the pool admiring the Butterfly Bush that we planted last year. It is attracting an incredible number of small bees and two or three beautiful Monarch butterflies. Obviously, the nectar in the blossoms is irresistible. As I was watching the butterfly feeding off the blossom, going around it […]
Most of you are old enough and experienced enough to know there are incredible number of rocks. Tiny ones to large boulders. Some are soft and easily crushed while others will require a jackhammer to break them up. When I was growing as a child, I would go to the river and we boys would […]
Have you ever really thought about God being your stronghold? So, what is a stronghold? Oxford Dictionary indicates that it is a place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack. Similarly, it is a fortress, fort, castle, citadel, garrison or bunker. The Dictionary goes on to say it is a place where a […]
Scripture…records the birth, life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. All essential for the redemption of mankind, our salvation, as well as God’s complete fulfillment of his plan for his creation as outlined in Genesis 1. But the one part that usually goes less noticed is the ascension. No less vital but it tends to […]
This past Monday, our nation was shaken by the insane killing of three 9-year-old children and three adults at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. For me and my family, it was/is especially devastating. One of the children is the daughter of the senior pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church. We know him well and are […]
Seventy-two of the disciples had just come back from a Christ-ordained, Spirit-led mission trip. They were overwhelmed with what they saw being done through them. Maybe you have been on one, or several, even many mission trips around the world, or even in our country, and experienced the same kind of joy and amazement as […]
I invite you to read this Psalm in total. Why is God laughing? Let’s look together. Today, it is abundantly clear what he is seeing. Nations raging Peoples plotting in vain Kings and rulers coming together against Jesus Saying, “let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us” What we are observing is nation upon […]
These were the words of a 12-year-old in Jerusalem at an annual Feast. Of course, it wasn’t just any 12-year-old, it was Jesus. He was answering his parents because he had stayed behind in the temple with the teachers of the day. After three days of travel, they were very nervous that they couldn’t find […]
Planting seeds In my very early years of life, I was living on my maternal grandfather’s farm that he managed. I had the experience of seeing him, my family and workers planting small seeds. Most were cotton, corn and soy beans. I got to ride on the horse drawn plow with him and my uncle. […]