Jude, the brother of Jesus, encourages us to stand strong during these last days.
Jesus says that He no longer calls us servants, but that He now calls us friends who do the will of God. Are you living a life that says and shows that we are friends of God or friends of the world?
People massage their lineage by scrubbing some from the family tree (don’t mention great-grandfather that was the village idiot or other unsavory characters. Matthew, however, when listing the family tree of Jesus, doesn’t scrub clean or try to hide anything from the line. So, he begins with Abraham and recounts generation to generation of real…
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks. Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in. You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust…
Has Christmas just become another holiday season with great expectations, where the true meaning is lost? So much has been lost in this time of COVID, and I don’t want to lose my usual Christmas. Mary and Joseph would understand how you and I feel. When this teenage mom and her new husband stepped into…
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 The really good news is that God’s love is not limited to a select few. It is not available only to those who were born with right color of…
Most people want to enjoy peace, happiness, and contentment, but so often we stumble through our lives, our homes, and our church disillusioned with the way things are. During this crazy time of uncertainty, isolation, and bitter discourse we need to take a step back and look to Jesus. In His beatitudes, Jesus lays out…
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Matthew 5:6 Most people want to enjoy peace, happiness, and contentment, but so often we stumble through our lives, our homes, and our church disillusioned with the way things are. During this crazy time of uncertainty, isolation, and bitter discourse we…