“Lord, bless our home, protect our home; Let it be a refuge in this world of sin.  Lord, reign within, keep us strong and true: And when we need You most, Lord, draw us close, committed to each other.  Lord, bless our home: we give our home to you.” - lyrics, Lord Bless Our Home

Today, there is an urgent need to the recovery of our homes - spiritually.  There are so many “gods”....

Peace can be elusive (difficult to find) in this day and age due to:  Wars and rumors of wars; break-up of marriages; financial instability; physical illnesses; natural catastrophes; wayward children or grandchildren; unsaved loved ones; moral decline of our country and world; unpleasant and unexpected circumstances in your life; the list could go on and on….

But the good news of the Gospel is that there is an...

As I visited the gravesite of loved ones this past week to honor their memory, I was also reminded of the exceedingly awfulness and destruction  of sin.  Because of original sin the bible says, “It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.” (Hebrews 9:27)  We are all going to die someday, unless we are among those who are alive and remain when Jesus comes back.  But I am also reminded of our “hope”...

Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola co-authored a great book entitled, “Jesus Manifesto”  The main theme is Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ, in our lives and in the life of the church - I would agree that is a present need.  I think we would all agree that all that is going on in our world, at the root, is spiritual warfare.  As we recognize the real battle being spiritual, we too must...

We celebrated, honored and recognized our Mother’s last week, and we are looking forward to the same for Father’s Day in just five weeks!  We must not forget Memorial Day coming up too, as we honor and remember those who have left this life.  “Life”, that is the obvious common denominator.  God is the Creator of life, and of heaven and earth.  He is also the giver of eternal life through His Son Jesus Christ.  But we have an enemy of our souls....

“Happy Mother’s Day!”    I am blessed to still have my Mother with me.  In fact, I have a “triple” blessing because my Mother knows Jesus as her Savior and Lord and she worships and serves at the church in which God has called me to pastor!    When “I call to remembrance” my childhood I have fond memories of my Mom - too many to pen in this space.   My Mom would probably say she was not perfect, but I would say she was - to me anyway.  My Mom was not always...

“Prayer is beyond any question the highest activity of the human soul.  Man is at his greatest and highest when upon his knees he comes face to face with God.” - Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The Bible exhorts us to “come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)

There may be times in our life that we don’t even know how or what to pray for.  It is in those times that we ...

“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints”- Psalm 116:15

‘Some day you will read in the papers that “…”, of “…”, is dead.  Don’t you believe a word of it!  At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now, I shall...

We’ve all heard the saying, “spring showers brings May flowers.”  I for one  am looking forward to those “May flowers!”   Spring is one of my favorite seasons - everything springs back to life!   For that life to spring back to “fruitfulness” it takes water and plenty of sun shine.  There are a lot of parallels between the natural (man and nature) and the spiritual.  Nothing...