Who Do You Trust?

Some trust in chariots. Some trust in horses.  But we trust in the Lord our God.  
Psalm 20:7 (New International Reader’s Version)
Recently, a big story broke about a pastor in Australia who seriously deceived not only his congregation, but also his fellow staff and even his wife who all falsely believed he had a terminal [...]

The Hope That Doesn’t Disappoint

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Romans 8:38,39
I’ve been sitting on [...]

Persecuted Chinese Christians

 With the 2008 Olympics being hosted in Beijing, China, there has been increased attention on many aspects of life in China.  One area of focus has been the plight of Christians in China.  There are a significant number of Christians in China and their numbers are growing.  Untold numbers worship in underground, nonregistered churches.  There are numerous reports of Chinese Christians [...]

What Kind of Difference Does Jesus Make?

When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.  Acts 4:13 (NIV)
What do people see when they see you?  What do they say about you?  What reaction do your words and actions draw [...]

Into the Congo

I admire the work of missionaries all over the world.  I find it fascinating (in fact I was thinking about writing a book about this recently before coming across the video link below) that there are many stories about people in different tribes and countries that have had dreams or visions about someone from far away [...]

I’d Rather Have Jesus – Crabb Family

Good Sunday morning. There are lots of things that vie for our attention and there are lots of things in life that we seek after, hoping to be satisfied by them. We look for that satisfaction in money and material things, in success, in power, in relationships. Many times, we long for the applause and [...]

Trusting God – Proverbs 3:5,6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.  Proverbs 3:5,6 (NIV)
One of the hardest things for me is trying to understand things and life.  My wife would agree that I do not understand most of what she [...]

Do Babies Go to Heaven? (Part One)

I wrote a post recently entitled, “Good Morning From Heaven.”  In response, a reader commented about the death of infants and their final destination, struggling over two opposing points of view.  From a biblical perspective, there is no verse that says, “all babies will go to Heaven when they die.”  It would be nice if there were [...]

The Great Exchange

So often, we live and think and act as if money were the most important thing in life.  It is not.  Many people have died extremely wealthy but very empty.  Seemingly with everything, they really had nothing.  How sad to live an entire life, earn millions and billions but leave earth with what matters more [...]

Amazing Grace

Grace.  There are a few concepts that, for me, are almost beyond explanation and understanding.  We can put words to them to define them.  We can paint pictures, we can give examples and we can make videos but the magnitude of their meaning far exceeds what we can describe in human terms. 
Grace is one of [...]