I have always marveled at the story of the encounter between Mary and the Angel Gabriel found in Luke 1:28 – 38. The remarkable faith of this very young woman is on display for all eternity. Discovering that she was suddenly with child before consummating the marriage; under threat of being labeled an adulteress and […]
Throughout the Old Testament, we read prophecies of Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah. His coming is first foretold in Genesis 3:15. “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” This is the first time the Good […]
Many of you have followed the story of John Chau. The Vancouver, Washington native who was killed last month by members of the Sentinelese tribe in India. What ever you think about his evangelistic strategy, his passion for the lost is noteworthy. Before he stepped out of the boat that had been hired to bring […]
Dr. Billy Graham spent his first birthday in heaven this week. The man who preached to more people than anyone in Christian history would have turned 100 last week. He celebrated his first century of life with the One who gave him eternal life. Speaking of her father, Anne Graham Lotz remembered his love for […]
One of my favorite songs being played these days on Christian radio is by an artist named Tauren Wells. The song is entitled “Known”. It speaks to an incredible truth that our Heavenly Father knows EVERYTHING about us (Luke 8:17), BUT still loves us. Few of us desire to be fully known. Few of us […]
Last week we were speaking of the value of placing God at the center of our lives. Many of us would say in response to this idea that we have God firmly established in the center of our lives. But upon reflection, do your actions, time, thoughts, and emotions truly reflect reality? You see…we spend our time […]
This life is marked by a single choice: who or what will we center our lives around? “The end of the matter, after all has been heard, is to fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13). This INTENTIONAL choice takes each of us down a path […]
Last week we were chatting about the importance of framing all our words and actions with love. The simple idea is that the Word of God is not efficacious to a lost and dying world if it is presented without love. Your witness is called into question by the very world you are trying to […]
“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35). Do you feel the love within our culture…or a lack thereof? When love is absent, all else is empty, and our words are without value. (1 Corinthians 13). In his booklet “The Mark of a Christian” based upon John 13:35, theologian Dr. […]
I hate to confess…but there are days when I just don’t feel joyful. I was chatting with the Lord about this and was reminded of this promise found in (1 Corinthians 2:9): “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love […]
