If there was ever a kickball team with Jesus as the leader, can you imagine the dejected looks on the faces of the Pharisees?  Here they were highly esteemed religious men. They were the “cool kids” people looked up to.  They did everything right when it came to theory and ...

Tis the season to be jolly!   You may be asking, “Is it Christmas?”… Slow down… No it’s not. But this time of year really does bring out the jolliness in both parents and children alike. This is because it’s back to school time again!   Parents are eager to ...

At first glance, sorrow and joy appear contradictory and incompatible of occupying the same sentence. Yet, Apostle Paul’s epistle to Corinthians proclaimed afflictions lead to joy. He spoke of a godly sorrow (for sin) that produces repentance and a renewed relationship with God (2 Corinthians 7:10). Joy, on the other ...

All nations were gathered. The crowd was enormous.  You could hear a pin drop amongst the anxious and silent flock.  The King sat on his throne in front of the crowd waving his hand dividing the people.  To His right stood those who were blessed as the heirs of the ...

Finding Inspiration By Joel B. Have you ever felt like life was moving in slow motion or that you just weren’t up to accomplishing the tasks you knew you needed to accomplish? I have those days sometimes. In fact, I think we all have those kind of days. When life ...

‘You forgave the iniquity of Your people and covered all their sins.’ Psalm 85:2 (NIV) Have you ever done or said something that you instantly regretted?  What about when you thought about it later on?  There is something that is planted inside each living human being that is called a ...

Questions.  We all have them.   Reporters ask them.  Kids ask them.  Jesus welcomed them and used them.  But not every question is asked with integrity. Not every question seeks truth. Accusations, perpetrating assumptions, casting aspersions…all can be at the heart of questions.  Newscasts blasting out of Ferguson, Missouri seek ...

In Part 1, we examined the issue of purity from the worldly perspective through an article by Jill Filipovic in the British daily paper The Guardian.  In said article, Ms. Flilipovic begins by saying, “having sex before marriage is the best choice for nearly everyone.” And leaves us with this ...

The day must have started off with fair weather–even sunshine and blue skies. Jesus spent time traveling and performing miracles that all around Him witnessed. Joy and excitement must have filled the air, and the hearts of His disciples as they witnessed His power and the love and concern He ...

Davey, marriage isn’t always sunshine and rainbows. But you have to fight for it, son.