Our God created us to bear fruit. He refers to this fruit as The Fruit of the Spirit. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit the Apostle Paul records for us in Galatians 5:22 what we would look like if we allowed this fruit to ripen in our lives (we would look like Christ). INTENTIONAL men of God know that we are [...]

Last week we began a conversation on our God being a PROVIDER; based on Psalm 23. This beautiful passage, penned by King David, demonstrates one of the reasons why David was referred to as "A man after God's own heart". We see in this Psalm a picture of the heart of David. His trust in [...]

I am sitting on my front porch in Tennessee thanking the Lord for His provision. Yes, it is hot and humid, but not nearly as hot as you folks have been. Not to rub it in, but I can still run my air conditioning because it is much less expensive to do so. We are [...]

Greetings from the Bible Belt. I hope and pray you had a wonderful 4th of July with family and friends celebrating all that is still good about America. We had a safe journey across this great country and enjoyed our own 4th with family. God certainly did shed His grace upon us. Take a moment [...]

Just in case you have not been tuning lately, my family moved to Tennessee and I went with them! So in some weird way...this conversation is coming to you from the other side of the country.  To make a move of this magnitude and all that is involved I would confess there were times when [...]

How does our Heavenly Father inspire hope within us? (Romans 15:4 & 5)  From last week and inspired by In Touch Ministries: 1. The Spirit of God encourages us with the Word of God. (Psalm 119:68) 2. God's Spirit comforts us through prayer. (Philippians 4:6) New for this week:3. God encourages us through Christian music. Many hymns remind us of God's [...]

Before I jump into our conversation this morning, I wanted to affirm (as many already know) that my family will be moving to Tennessee at the end of this month. My wife and I are excited about new opportunities for our family. Both of our children and grandchildren are moving as well. I am uncertain [...]

Blasie Pascal was correct. The Christian life is the only one worth living; it is the "safe bet, the smart wager" for now and for eternity. However, we would all agree that at times it isn't easy. But as children of the Most High God, in the midst of the good and bad times we take comfort [...]

Last week we examined the passage from Luke 12:54 & ff where Jesus admonished us to be interpreters of our times; to "discern the winds". The winds of a gospel-centered life foster the principles of the Kingdom of God, winds not rooted in the gospel, foster principles of the kingdom(s) of the world. We left off last [...]

Jesus said in Luke 12:54 - 56, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'It's going to rain,' and it does. And when the south wind blows you say, 'It's going to be hot,' and it is... You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is [...]