There is no doubt of a father’s role in the wise emotional and spiritual upbringing of their children. Here are some universal essentials and teaching principles particularly for all of us sons. ◊ I’m going on a camping trip this… Read More ›
Suffering
Got Spiritual Pluck?
The Christian life is really a choice between a spirited, abiding life with God or one that settles for something less, then wonders why there’s something less. ◊ Have you been discouraged or depressed? Maybe just sad? Have you been let… Read More ›
For Dads Only
Happy Father’s Day weekend to all Dads who mean well and do the best they know how. May God be patient with us all, just like He was with my father. ◊ My father died 30 years ago at the age… Read More ›
Winning the Race
“The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.” 1 ◊… Read More ›
An Intro to the Book of ROMANS
Some say it’s the best book in the Bible – at a minimum, one of the best of many. But the Book of Romans is the best one to fully understand Christianity. Get this understood and it will change your… Read More ›
Think You’ve Got Problems?
Are you off to a struggling start in the new year? Do you see trouble on the horizon with your job, school, finances, relationships or family? Honestly, how does one really cope with the problems in life? ◊ We’re almost… Read More ›
Jesus and the Jews
Jesus was Jewish, right? Two different Jesus genealogies are presented in the New Testament writings of Matthew and Luke. Is this still relevant for Jews (and Gentiles) today? Yes! ◊ The very opening lines of the Book of Matthew (written… Read More ›
Christmas Light and Dark
Christmas is a time of joy and giving. Yet the birth of Jesus was fraught with mystery, uncertainty, danger, fear and hardship. The story ends well. How’s your story? ◊ When you think about it, most people associated with the… Read More ›
The Big Response in HABAKKUK 3
We ask Big Questions and have been given Big Answers. Do we have the same Big Response as this man in the third and final chapter of the Book of HABAKKUK? ◊ The answer to the questions as to why… Read More ›
The Big Answer in HABAKKUK 2
Ever wonder why bad people seem to get rewarded while good people suffer? God gives a good answer in the 2nd chapter of the Book of HABAKKUK. ◊ Why does it always seem that the bad guys get ahead at… Read More ›
The Big Question in HABAKKUK 1
“God, why don’t you save us from violence?!” It was an admonishment of God yet a sincere question 2,600 years ago from the prophet Habakkuk. People today are still asking the same question. ◊ We all can say that we… Read More ›
The Unheeded Secret
How do we hold up in a world gone awry? Many hope, act and pray. While it may be clear as day, the real answer might be considered an unheeded secret. ◊ While the world and its people recoil and… Read More ›