It’s a Christian parent’s greatest fear that their children will walk away from the faith when they are older.  I have seen this in my own church.  Our youth group is definitely on fire for God.  I have been in this church for ten years and it was a thriving ...

I will confess, people scare me. Maybe I should clarify that it’s not people but their thoughts and judgement that frighten me beyond words. But I will also tell you something else…I am a people person! Now, you are probably wondering how the heck that works out like, People scare ...

Colder temperatures nudge Thanksgiving Day a little closer. Indeed, the concept of setting time aside and counting one’s blessings creates peaceful memories. Traditionally, we call it turkey-day or football-watching day. Nonetheless, it presents a reminder of blessings granted from on high “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, ...

You know that feeling that someone is watching you? The hair on your arms and neck stand up while you cautiously scope the area searching for whoever is observing you? When people know you are a Christian, they watch. They want to see how you will handle the guy who ...

I must have stood in front of my closet for fifteen minutes or more trying to decide what to wear. It shouldn’t have been that difficult of a decision, but this time of year, it actually is. With forty-degree weather in the morning and seventy-degree weather in the afternoon, choosing ...

“You people should understand that we only obey Allah, we tread the path of the Prophet. We hope to die on this path … Our goal is the garden of eternal bliss,” said Abubakar Shekau according to Yahoo news. Abubakar Shekau is an Islamist leader of the Nigerian militant group ...

James 4:7 says, “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” I want to point out a few things from this passage. First, there is a literal devil who is our enemy. Satan is not a figment of the imagination, a legend, or superstitious belief. ...

Anger is a natural response to a perceived threat, and it is a normal emotion. Everyone has felt varying degrees of anger at one time. Anger can be caused by many factors such as, stress, financial issues, marital and family problems, abuse, injustices, guilt, unmet needs and expectations, and past ...

Grandma Marjorie, my mother’s Mama, had been the victim of Rheumatic Fever as a young girl.  It had, unfortunately, made a slow, relentless, stealthy crawl to her heart.  A once strong heart fell prey to the merciless invasion of that fever leaving my grandma with a compromised heart.  Way too ...

What time would work best for you? How would you like it? What can I help you with? When do you want to meet? What do you think? Ahhh…the individualized catering of the American society. What do you want on your burger? What kind of toppings do you want on ...