Fear. Everyone has some fear or phobia, or something they’re afraid of. From snakes to heights, even heavy themes like death itself. Well God is Perfect Love, and His word tells us: ‘There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.’ [1 John 4:18]. And, God’s love freed ‘Those who all their…
Don’t let any obstacle get in your way! My dear friend Phil Keaggy is missing a finger on his right hand from an accident when he was a child. He is one of the greatest, most gifted, brilliant, articulate, and filled with genius guitar player, singer, songwriter who ever lived. Joni Erickson Tada is completely…
Have you ever received a letter from someone you really love or admire? You’re so excited about it, so you find a quiet place to read it. Once you read it through, you read it over and over again. Why? Because of the affection you have for that person. Either through a long term relationship,…
Well the Spring time is here. All the amazing colors begin to bloom, the sweet fragrance of flowers permeates the air, and new life begins to show itself everywhere. This is what Jesus meant when He spoke about making all things new in our lives. We come out of the old gray winter season of…
The weather forecast: Isn’t it amazing how we can listen to a weather report and get a pretty good idea of the upcoming weather? Well, most of the time, they don’t always get it right. Many have been caught in weather that they certainly were not expecting. But God, who created the the earth, and…
Have you ever gone out on a limb for someone, only to have the branch break off, and down you went? That never happens in a relationship with God. He does ask us to take a step in faith – but here’s the difference – there are no branches on His tree that will ever…
It’s April Fool’s day – I hope you’re not fooled by anything too heavy or drastic today. I’m sure all around America today, from the school yard to the office, etc., someone, somewhere is going to pull an April Fool’s joke or prank. But other than just good (totally harmless) fun, in real life, it’s…
If you walked into a dark room at night, or a garage and tried to switch on the light, and it didn’t work, not only would you not be able to see, but if you kept going, you could quite easily hurt. This sheds great light on the words of Jesus when He said “I…
One day when Jesus was teaching the people about the Kingdom of God He said: “Take heed how you hear.” He said this, so we would know that His words are not to be taken lightly, casually dismissed, or seen as unimportant. He knew that His words, were the words that would teach us how…
Jesus spoke a parable about a farmer who sowed his seed in the field. Some seed fell by the wayside and the birds ate it. Some fell on the rock and could not take root. Some began to grow, but the thorns choked them to death. But others fell into good soil and grew in…