Does God give second chances to those who have failed Him? He certainly did so for Peter. Peter had proudly announced that he was Jesus’ most reliable disciple (Matt. 26:33). Yet Peter not only fled with the other disciples in the moment of crisis, but also blatantly denied he even...
Some things must die in order to be productive. Certain seeds will not germinate into a plant unless they freeze during the winter. Death is now a new beginning for a new life. Jesus had faith that His death would bring salvation to the world. His resurrection was...
There comes a time for each of us when merely talking is not sufficient. We must actually set out on the journey of following Christ! We can spend many hours debating and discussing issues related to the Christian life, but this means little if we never actually step out and follow Christ! He...
As this new year starts off, it is good reminder to focus on love. Not in a cheesy or sappy way, but remember love is powerful! Love has no limits. Love never says, “You’ve gone too far. I can’t love you now.” “All things” means everything is...
God’s heart is for us to participate in our transformation. One of the paradoxes of the Christian life is that God’s gifts often require labor on our part. God brought the Israelites to the Promised Land and told them He was going to “give” it to them (Num. 13:2)...
Happy New Year! There are two ways to look at every situation in 2019: How it will affect you, and how it will affect God’s kingdom. The apostle Paul was always concerned with how his circumstances might aid the spreading of the gospel. When he was unjustly imprisoned, he...
Christmas is a time to remember that Light has overcome darkness. The language of the cosmic victory of Christ can be a bit confusing. Christians are not called to defeat Satan. God has already done that in Christ! Nor is it our mandate to “bind” Satan. Jesus has already...
God is concerned with bringing people from death to life. His heart rejoices over each person who returns to Him from a time of rebellion. If your heart is like God’s, you, too, will rejoice when a sinner returns to the Father. This Christmas will be more meaningful if we don’t...
Vice President of Leadership for Chick fi la, Mark Miller has said “There is no value is assessment. The value is in how you respond to the assessment.” We are accustomed to having our progress measured in many ways. We are given tests in school, evaluations at work, and...
Did you know that we bring glory to God by calling upon Him when we are in distress? God promised He would deliver us if we turned to Him. We deny the Lord honor that is rightfully His every time we find ourself in difficulty and we fail to call upon Him for help! There may be times when God...