Happy Thanksgiving! My prayer is that you will experience the joy of your salvation with family and friends this week and that your hearts will be filled with gratitude for the many blessings He continues to shower upon you. I know that some of you are experiencing hard times but the Lord is watching over [...]

The first chapter of Jonah taught us that resisting God is ultimately not possible, and the choice to do so leads to desolation and isolation. The second chapter showed us that desperation can lead to deliverance if it includes true repentance and surrender. In chapter three (today) we are reminded that our God is a God of second [...]

Last week we began to unpack the Scripture account of Jonah and his resistance to the will of God. It is important to note that Jonah was a prophet of the Lord; the Old Testament version of a New Testament Ambassador for Christ. His job was to speak the Word of the Lord to the [...]

Resisting God.  Humankind has been "hell bent" on resisting our Creator since  the Garden of Eden. I do not believe the desire to resist Him is any greater today than the myriad of accounts throughout Scripture, but the battle is certainly raging in our days. "When we resist God, we don't just run from His will, we [...]

I have been reading through the life of Joseph (Genesis Joseph) the last few weeks. Although the lessons that can and should be learned and lived, are numerous, it has made me ponder what I will leave behind when my days on earth are over. To that point, I know for a fact that this verse [...]

I was reading an article from Josh McDowell, A CRU Ministry, recently entitled "The Consequences of Making God in Our Image". The timing was interesting because my almost 4 year old granddaughter recently started Awanas at a local church, and her memory verse for last week was Genesis 1:31. Of course this defining passage, Genesis 1:26-31 speaks to the purpose of humankind. [...]

We have spoken many times over the years about the need for Transformation. We know that the Truth of who Jesus is, and what He did for us on the cross resulted in our ultimate transformation. We read in 1 Corinthians 5:17 that ..."if anyone is found to be in Christ they are a new creation, old [...]

Like literally millions around the world, we watched the Charlie Kirk Memorial on the 21st and were greatly encouraged in so many ways. I admit to shedding some tears, some out of sadness, but most out of joy knowing that our God is "up to something"! A God thing is always a good thing! The early [...]

You old time Men of INTENTION will remember some curriculum we shared several times at Auburn Grace from Authentic Manhood. We became friends with one of the authors, Tierece Green, as he spoke at a Men in HD conference several years ago. On the heals of that conference, we had him circle back to Auburn Grace for a [...]

Last week we were discussing the Identity Crisis that grips this world in which we live. Genesis 1:26 clearly states that humankind was created in the image of God. Ephesians 2:10 clearly states that as products of creation we are His Workmanship/His Masterpiece and were designed to accomplish Good Works that He long ago determined for us to accomplish. This is His [...]