I wrote the following for this week's ministry update, but I thought it might encourage my blog readers as well. *** Do you ever wonder why it’s so hard to explain the gospel to someone who isn’t interested in hearing it? Or why the truths of scripture that are so clear and understandable to us …
Wait For The Morning
Have you ever found yourself in a dark place, wondering how and when you’d find your way out of it and back into the joy and light of life? Maybe it’s because of sin. You gave into temptation or made some bad choices. It could be something big that’s left some scars on your heart …
Lift Up Your Eyes To Your Keeper
Psalm 121 is a short psalm, just eight verses. Its encouraging words often come to mind, as it was one of many passages I memorized as a child for our annual scripture memory contests. As a kid, my motivation was the $20 prize, but the real prize has come throughout my life as the words …
Bless The Lord, O My Soul
What does it mean to bless the Lord? The Hebrew word is bāraḵ and means to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration). In Psalm 103:1-5, David lists five things God does for us that ought to cause a response of worship and adoration. He addresses this admonition to our souls …
The Certainty Of Death
No matter how old we are, if we belong to Jesus, death is not to be feared or dreaded. Is the Bible really true? Is Heaven really our eternal home? Will all of God's promises be fulfilled? Then we have nothing to fear. God holds our days in His hands. Psalm 139:16 – Your eyes …
The Way Of The Word 