Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Personal Walk

The Heart To Which God Responds

2 CHRONICLES 34:26-28 – ““But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall you say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and…

Iron Sharpens Iron

Friendship and the Grace of God

Description from the Back Cover: The modern world, with its emphasis on speed and busyness and the mis-named “social” media, has not been an especially welcoming place to develop long-lasting, solid friendships that help to nurture the heart. Providing exemplars and guidance in this challenging situation, this book on friendship looks at some of the…

One Life To Live One Time

JAMES 4:13-17 – “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to…

Oh Death, Where Is Your Sting?

1 CORINTHIANS 15:50-57 – “I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the…

Why Obey God?

JOHN 14:15-23 – “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.  “I…

The Day After

PROVERBS 4:23 – “Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE DAY AFTER.  Well, it is the day after.  The path of excitement on the festive sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas reached its destination yesterday.  The summit was achieved, and now it is the day after; the day after Christmas. As…