“Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belo...  Read More

Son, do you remember in school when you were taught about the origin of our educational systems? Schools are a fairly modern invention. Prior to that, families or individuals would pay an educated man...  Read More

Growing up at the tail end of the Cold War and the debate over nuclear power in our country, I heard the word “fallout” almost daily in both school and on television. Everyone was concerned, and with ...  Read More

upheaval (noun) - a violent or sudden change or disruption to something. ___________________________ That word can be used to describe much in our world today. It seems like every issue, big or small,...  Read More

“Only in the leap from the lion’s head will he prove his worth.”-Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade _____________________________ Many things in scripture can be difficult to understand, the elect, th...  Read More

Every contract has a line with those words underneath indicating the place where you sign and enter into a binding agreement. Before contracts, men gave their word alone, sealing their commitment with...  Read More

They say that perception is nine-tenths of reality, but isn’t reality just simply reality no matter what we perceive? While living off of perception alone may be common in the world we live in today, ...  Read More

The jailer called for lights and ran to the dungeon and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”-Acts 16:29-30 (NLT) _________...  Read More

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.-Proverbs 3:5-6 (NASB) _________________________...  Read More

That question has been around for ages in many different forms. I like to rephrase it as, “What is the purpose of life?” Believe it or not, that answer is really simple. Jesus, and then Paul, spelled ...  Read More

Like everyone else, when such an important question arises, I turn to Google for a good definition:Devotion is love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person, activity, or cause.If people were to look at y...  Read More

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature....  Read More