“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”James 1:17Sixty years ago today my best friend wh...  Read More

“I returned and saw under the sun that—The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and ch...  Read More

“Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.”Proverbs 21:23Watching my newest grandchild Max this past Monday put his foot in his mouth while laying on his back reminded me how l...  Read More

“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”2 Corinthians 12:10  
You can do hard thing...  Read More

"and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me."1 Corinthians 11:24This past week our church elders began a conv...  Read More

“who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.”2 Corinthians 1:22Visiting our daughter and her family this past weekend I had no idea where I was going when my wife wasn...  Read More

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places...  Read More

“But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”Luke 19:40Most people recall Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem that we read ab...  Read More

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name ...  Read More

"I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives. Those who love their li...  Read More

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.2 Peter 3:9God’s timing...  Read More

“Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.”1 Corinthians 11:1I have to laugh because I can relate to the story of the Mom who was fixing breakfast for her two young sons one Saturday morning. Johnny ...  Read More