Learning from Simon Peter: A Gesture for a Question
As they celebrated Passover, the word of the Lord must have rocked everyone in the room: “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me” (John 13:21). It had been just a short while...
Ever Wonder Why God Created Man?
With all the ills in this world, ever wonder why God created man to begin with? While His ways and thoughts are so much higher than ours, I do have a thought. It was love that...
A Third Watch Prayer for America
A prayer for the third watch—that of spiritual battles. The third watch takes place from 12:00-3:00 am. I originally wrote and prayed this prayer for America in 2017. However, I believe it continues to be relevant today. ...
For Love’s Sake: Choosing to Act in Love
The New Testament book of Philemon is a personal letter of Paul’s written to the book’s namesake. In his correspondence, the aged Apostle addressed how to respond to secular, everyday-life situations as a believer in a pagan...
Love and Likeness: Understanding Why Man Was Made
Today, we look at the form for man’s making: love and likeness. In comprehending why man was made, there are two words embedded in two Scriptures that we need to understand. 1. “…for God is love” (1...
Making the Path Straight: Being a Spiritual Construction Worker
“Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight…” (Isaiah 40:3). As part of the body of Christ, we are Lord’s instruments to those in need of salvation. The Omnipotent God makes a deliberate, conscious...