It’s 2016! Did you have a great 2015? Or like most of us, was your year full of ups and downs? As you think back over the past 365 days, remember to thank God for a year filled with goodness and grace. Continue reading
Because of my book and devotion to not taking the Lord’s name in vain, my very best friend brought to my attention a podcast she “happened” to catch. She listens to many broadcasts on various subjects as she goes about her day. This particular topic was what words people hate to hear or say. Continue reading
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while [fn]Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. Continue reading
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. Revelation 3:20
Like a delivery man tap-tap-tapping on our front door waiting for us to answer; Jesus lets us know He is available. And – His delivery gift is life that is eternal. “Here I am!” Continue reading
Imagine if every time we hear the name of God or His title name God, we embrace the desiring need to worship Him that very moment. How glorious! That is a truth Dr. Bill Bright shared in his book The Joy of Faithful Obedience. Continue reading
After Jesus’ death on the Cross, His disciples lost hope. They had believed Jesus was the Messiah, the “anointed one,” the expected deliverer of the Jewish people. Continue reading
The Apostle Matthew was Jewish, a former tax collector by trade. Tax collectors were despised for being cheats. Sitting in their tax booths while working for Rome, they extorted monies from the locals. Any money they could collect that was over and above what Roman government required, was kept for themselves. One would realize this selfish advantage leads them to be concise and detailed in their record keeping. Continue reading
I am less and He is more. What a simple statement to share. However, if you want to understand the meaning behind this statement, it gets complex. Not complex like a mathematical equation that requires an Einstein to understand it. No, it’s complex because the statement encompasses a vast array of explanations. But let me simplify it. Continue reading
President Thomas Jefferson wrote, “The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time” and asked ‘Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are of God?’”
The need for our country to continually acknowledge these liberties from God, is established in our national motto.
“In God We Trust” – these four words establish our nation’s motto. History reveals it was: Continue reading
Lift Him Up 