“And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus.” Matthew 14:29 Is fear keeping you from fulfilling a dream? Do you have an inner desire to do something you’ve put off just because you can’t decide? Do you realize indecision is a decision? Could others be holding you… Read More »

“Therefore, don’t worry about tomorrow because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 We often hear “time is money.” But is that really true? Yes, if we have in mind using our time wisely, we can earn more money. Will more money buy us time? No! Can… Read More »

“All scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” 2 Tim 3:16-17 On the day after Christmas at Radio Shack we experienced many desperate pleas for help: “We can’t get our… Read More »

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 Sin kills. Let’s get that out on the table. Sin kills. Sin destroys lives. It begins its destructive forces within our spirit: “For I am conscious of my rebellion, and my sin is… Read More »

“Nathanael said to Him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” John 1:48 In His teaching about prayer Jesus in Matthew 6:6, 8, commanded, “when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door, and pray… Read More »

“The word of the Lord came to me.” Jeremiah 1:4 Once while living in Germany where my father was serving in the military, I received a crystal radio kit for Christmas. We had no TV in those days because all the available programming was in a foreign language. A kit to play with was a… Read More »

“Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward for what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.” Phil 3:13-14 Every day is a new day and change can come any time. But there is something special at the change to the new year that causes me… Read More »

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave His one and only Son.” John 3:16 Though we may say in gift giving it’s-the- thought-that-counts, that is not what we practice. We spend a great deal of time trying to find that perfect item for those we love. And the value or cost plays… Read More »

“See, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel, which is translated “God with us!”” Matthew 1:23 Once upon a time (only 150 years ago), travel from New York to Los Angeles would take five weeks. (All by land only) Today you can fly the same… Read More »

The Lord said to Abram: Go out from your land, your relatives, your father’s house to the land I will show you. Genesis 12:1 Very often in scripture the details of a specific event are left to our imagination. It could be that the information we may seek is not pertinent to the story. In… Read More »