Recently I've been reading the really exciting period of the Bible, the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus, on this earth. Just think about that, the risen Jesus, walking this same earth that I walk every day. That thought should make it easy for me to follow Him. However He didn't just walk around, He interacted and He spoke. Words like in Matthew 16:24 where He qual...

Deuteronomy 8:2, tells me that I shall remember the whole way that the Lord my God has led me these many years in the wilderness (my earthly existence), that He might humble me, testing me to know what is in my heart, whether I would keep His commandments or not. His Word also tells me, "Oh Lord, you have searched me and known me! Totally; sitting down, rising up, my thou...

As each of us move through our lives, the busy stuff that can keep us distracted from the Word. Things to do, appointments to keep. And yet our frequent cry is for confidence and the mind to rest in our decisions. Imagine for a moment, that tomorrow you will be Joshua, trying to devise a plan to take Jericho. Just your average "go-to guy" kind of day. Quick, look up Joshu...

While making me a grandfather, in 2007, God brought me into a new season of life. He provided me with a view toward more generations of our family. Today, in Job 1:5, I read of Job's concern for the spiritual welfare of his children...."And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise up early in the morning and off...

Our Lord God is Sovereign over the entire universe. Nothing happens that he does not ordain. There are many scriptures that proclaim this. One of my favorites is Acts 4:27-28, where the Apostles and Disciples of Christ in the early church proclaimed with one voice, "27 For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, b...

Many prominent people have said that heaven can be likened to a mountain top, where there are many paths that lead to the top. Others compare God to the center of a wagon wheel, and say there are many paths to God, just as there are many spokes on the wheel which lead to the center. The Bible, however, says something quite different. Peter, when questioned by the religiou...