Cigarette Butts at the Gas Station By Joel B. Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. So, I was at the Shell gas station today, and what do ...

The Truth of Bill O’Reilly By John Livingston Clark He is always looking out for us. With so many celebrities speaking out against Christianity, blaspheming God, and seeking to destroy our crosses, he is a breath of fresh air. The familiar face on Fox News is a graduate of Harvard ...

My pastor’s voice rang out with passion this Easter Sunday asking us a question that God was burning in his heart. “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” His reference was from Luke. Luke 24 to be exact. Here the women had gotten up early in the morning ...

She walked up to him with loving eyes and a big smile as she leaned over and presented him with a gift basket filled with goodies. The shiny gold and white balloons that were attached to it bobbed in the wind. “Happy Easter!” He looked up at her in bewilderment ...

The punishment He endured was greater than any punishment that anyone had ever suffered before, or has suffered since. He was taken into custody, imprisoned, tried, and convicted – unjustly. Hanging between two genuine criminals, His punishment was quick and it was severe. His death, His separation from His Father ...

Tested, Tried, and Redefined One day, a man of God named Job was going about his daily business when suddenly one of his servants returned breathless. “’The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them when the Sabeans raided them and took them away….at the same time, another messenger ...

Let’s Celebrate Resurrection Day! By Joel B. 1 Cor 15:3-8 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the ...

At nine years of age, I asked Jesus to come into my heart on an Easter Sunday. I knew very little back then about the in-depth meaning of Resurrection and what a significant event it held for those who believe (or don’t believe) in God. Assuming that particular holiday was ...

Can you imagine the hopeless desolation of that first quiet interlude between the horror of the crucifixion and the hallelujah of the resurrection? Even two millennia later, there is no greater epitome of grief. The identity and hopes of every disciple imploded with the death of their King. All that ...

Deuteronomy 31:6,8(NKJV)—6) “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” 8) “And the LORD, He is the One who goes before you. He ...