Love is a word used for everything from baseball to macaroni and cheese, but it’s true meaning is much greater than our temporary desires. Love is a willingness to sacrifice it all for the sake of another, even if that includes our own death. Love is a conscious and intentional choice to put another person […]
There are many things in this fallen world that are frustrating. It seems that the enemy gets away with an awful lot. Those whose hearts are spilling over with greed seem to be lifted up. Abusers, traffickers, and oppressors seem to be on the rise. Cancer and disasters have stolen the lives of so many […]
We literally live in the middle of a field, surrounded on all sides by crops. One year it’s corn and the next it’s beans. So we get to see harvesting up close and personal year after year. There are some simple, but profound, principles of the harvest that never change: 1) IF YOU DON’T PLANT, […]
6 years ago, I took my first international mission Tripitaka Guatemala. My son and I had to come a day later than the rest of the team. I had never been through customs, nor do I speak Spanish. We made it through all of the airport checkpoints and walked out the door to find our […]
Have you noticed the tendency to treat God’s word like a lunch buffet? We pick out all the things we like and then leave the rest behind. That happens with verses like the one in the image. We like the “…My God will supply all your needs…” part, but the “according to His riches…” part […]
Over the 31yrs I’ve been professing Christ, I’ve been blessed to see many people receive His call. Prisoners, orphans, any and all who humbled themselves and sought Him found Him. Sadly, I have also seen some that just couldn’t believe that Jesus was better than whatever vice held them. There were also others who intentionally […]
We already know that God prepared good works for us to walk in (Ephesians 2:10). So how can we be ready to walk in them? It’s quite simple: spend as much time in the word as possible every day. Don’t be content with looking at the verse of the day for a few seconds while […]
I used to love seeing myself as strong. Perhaps it’s all those Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sylvester Stallone movies I watched as a kids. Or, it could be born out of insecurities and not correctly understanding my value. We typically boast in ourselves to hide those weaknesses and insecurities. What if insecurities played […]
It’s easy to remember and cry out to God when things are hard and we are walking through the wilderness. In fact, God at times allows these hard times to happen so that we return to Him. But what about during the times of prosperity? How quick we are to claim the glory of “our […]
What greater love is there that someone would lay down their life for yours? We know that Jesus did that exact thing for us and demonstrated His love because we were sinners. These thoughts should not only move us to love Jesus back but to give ourselves to the body of Christ (believers). Everyone needs […]