“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!   ...

Now what?

That is a good question coming off of Easter.   The disciples would have asked the same - now what?   They had been through this emotional roller coaster of witnessing Jesus perform miracles, to being crucified on the cross and buried in a tomb to rising from the dead and defeating death!

Now what - would have been the...

“Were you there when they crucified my Lord?…were you there when they nailed Him to the tree?…were you there when they laid Him in the tomb?…were you there when He rose up from the grave?!” (American Folk Hymn)

Where you there?

Simon was - passing by - things to do - too busy to get involved.   But was...

I don’t think I can articulate any better the irony of Palm Sunday to the cross then expressed here by Spoken Gospel.

“There is an ironic beauty in Palm Sunday. Jesus rides into Jerusalem surrounded by people crying, "Save us Lord" (Hosanna). Not long after, another crowd would cry out, "Crucify him." What's ironic and beautiful is...