“Jesus replied, “ ‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.”Matthew 22:37–40Today is the birthday of one of the most solid human beings I know and I am not ...

“In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.”Matthew 5:16It’s not your job or mine to make Jesus famous in the truest sense. Jesus is and will always be famous regardless of what you and I or anyone else might think. We cannot forget that God is immutable meaning He needs nothing and no one. God is completely self contained with...

The Scars Are Proof Of His Love“But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.”Isaiah 53:5I have a song in my heart today that I want to share with you. Its by the musical group Mercy Me and the lyrics go like this,“The nails in Your handsThe nails in Your feetTell me how much You love meThe thorns on Your browT...


“My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.”Psalm 139:15-16I read something the other day on social media that said, “Jesus called Peter a, “Rock” long before Peter was sta...

“If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?”Luke 15:4In Luke chapter 15 we find 3 parables told back to back to back about the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son that teach us a valuable lesson about the heart of God and our worth to Him. I don’...

“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light”1 Peter 2:9Everyone loves a good love story. Because you have read the Bible you know it’s a story about God’s redemption from the beginning in the book of Genesis to the very end of the book of Revelation. God...

“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”Ephesians 4:32“Do it to me once shame on you, do it to me twice shame on me” is how the old saying goes which is much less than what Peter had suggested to Jesus in Matthew 18 where it says, “Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up t...

“The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”Zephaniah 3:17Have you discovered that the things you love most and that are dear to your heart you find yourself singing  about? I know I do as music has a way of taking our love to a whole new level. I love singing to my wife...

“I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?”Luke 18:8Jesus statement at the end of the parable of the unjust judge in Luke 18:8 can seem so out of place with regard to the point He is making it reminds me of the term “Squirrel” that is often used to describe someone who is easily distracted mid thought whil...

“Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor.”Ecclesiastes 4:9You can learn a lot about life by playing or even watching the game of golf. In professional golf, the guy who follows the player around carrying his bag all day long and is often found wearing what resembles a hazmat jumpsuit with the golfers last name across his back is known as the “caddy”. Caddies don’t ...