Jesus’ words in Matthew chapter 7 is one of the most troubling and frightful  passages of the whole bible to me.  In verse 21 Jesus states, “not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.  Many will say to Me in that...

The devil is real.  He is a liar, a deceiver and a destroyer.   He wants to rob you of your peace by luring you into things that will seemingly bring you peace and happiness.   But he knows in the end, they will only bring heartache to you and to those who truly love you.  God is real too.  He is the truth, the...

“I went out full, and the LORD has brought me home again empty…the almighty has afflicted me?” (cf.Ruth 1)

Naomi had just lost her two sons, and her husband preceded them in death.  On top of all that she was away from her family and relatives.  She had no means to support herself.  What is she to...

“…For you are the temple of the living God.  As God has said: ‘I will dwell in them and walk among them.  I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” - 2 Corinthians 6: 16

As a follower of Christ, do you seek His will for you?   And if so, does God really have a perfect will for each...

Do you consider yourself Patriotic?  Defined as, “feeling of love, devotion and sense of attachment to a homeland and alliance with other citizens who share the same sentiments.”   It’s good to be patriotic.  Although I don’t always agree with our elected leaders, nor do I  always condone what...

“…We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - …”

The Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776

I love my country!  I have been so blessed...

Life is messy.  We are broken people living in a broken world - precisely why Jesus came.  Jesus came to make all things new.  We can experience that newness now, through the new birth, but life is still messy.  Someday Jesus is coming back again to restore all things (no more mess)!  His word declares He is going...

Happy Father’s Day!

Although men and women express their love differently, their love, and the expression of it, is of no less importance to the family structure and to the health of our culture.  The bible reminds us, “and now bide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians...

The power of choice is God’s greatest gift to you and me.  God has created us with the free will.  The free will to choose between right and wrong.  The free will to believe or not believe.  The free will to obey or disobey.  The free will to serve Him or to serve something or someone else.  The free...

Have you heard the saying, “If there is one thing we learn from the scriptures, it’s that we never place a period where God has placed a comma.”   This saying is meant to help us move forward.  The challenge is discerning God’s will in our life.  Life has a way of putting up many walls  in our...