Have you heard the expression “I’ve got your back?”   What does that mean?   Essentially a second set of eyes.   It is the equivalent of saying “I will look out for you.”   A person saying they have your back means they are there to help you out, they are a second set of eyes and hands for you.

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“I’d like to think that I’m older now

And surely I must have grown out of this

I’d like to reach some higher ground

But what a sad life to live without

Grace and mercy, grace and mercy.” - Lyrics Grace & Mercy, Jess Ray

Mercy delivers us from what we do deserve.   Grace gives us what we do not deserve. ...

“I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did…,that I may be filled with joy, when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you…” (cf. 2 Timothy 1:3-7)

Happy Independence Day!   - “A call to remembrance of our heritage and faith!”   I, for one, am thankful for...

“I will lift up my eyes to the hills - from whence comes my help?   My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.” - Psalm 121:1-2

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...

Father’s and Mother’s day have always been a more difficult time for me to preach.   I’m not sure why?   I am fortunate to still have both of my parents, whom I love and I know that they love me.   I am fortunate too to have good memories of my childhood.   So why the difficulty?   Maybe its because not...

“In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He heard me.” - Psalm 120

“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,...

My thoughts, heart and prayers go out to the families of the latest tragedy at the elementary school in Texas.   Evil seems to be winning in our society, so much so even people of faith are loosing heart.   If God is good, and He is, where is He in all of this?!   Certainly a sovereign God could have prevented this from happening?...

Memorial Day, Memorial weekend.   A time to pause and remember the ultimate sacrifices made for the freedoms we embrace and enjoy.   A time to remember our loved ones, family and friends that are no longer here on earth with us - a painful reminder of our loss and deep love for them.   For those that have suffered loss recently...

As Mother’s Day approaches I want to take time to say “Happy Mother’s Day” not only to my Mother but to all Mother’s!   I realize I am so fortunate and blessed to still have my Mother with me.   I think there is a special God given bond we have with our Mother’s, in a healthy relationship.   I...

The prophet Isaiah said, “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the LORD sitting on a throne” (Isaiah 6:1).   Isaiah was not alone is seeing God’s throne - Moses, Daniel, Micaiah and John had glimpses of the throne of God too.   “Holy, holy, holy” were always the descriptive words echoed!   ...