When we know we have been betrayed, what is the first thing we want to do? You probably didn't say, "serve others", but that is what our...

Do you want to eat? Do you want your children to eat? What if you had to make a choice: feed your children or starve? Do we truly...

There is one book in the Bible I almost avoided reading, Ecclesiastes. It seemed so dark and so full of hopelessness. But isn’t that the...

One of people's greatest desires is that someone truly knows them and then still love them. Of course this also brings with it fear. ...

In John 1:1, the disciple tells us, " In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ." and in John 1:14,...

When you blind fold someone they may think they are walking in a straight line but yet they may be very far from where they should be. ...

Imagine a world where Jesus had not yet been born. In this world, the Gentiles, everyone who wasn't Jewish, had little knowledge or even...

When Jesus calls, do we answer? What blessings await us when we do answer? Following Jesus: trusting His plan for our lives begins with...

Suffering servant or conquering Messiah? Israel had long awaited their conquering Messiah. Many sects had arisen claiming that their...

Small beginnings don't mean small endings. A favorite story of mine is the feeding of the 5,000 miracle (John 6:8-11). This miracle is...

Imagine a battle you might be facing: a sick child, a job lost, a family member who is not a Christian, loneliness, illness, loss of...

Does your faith ring forth in the community where you live? Does it resound? Is it a trumpet call for God? When Paul writes to the...

All of us were born. If you are reading this right now, then you are alive. At least you are alive in the scientific sense. Some of...

For almost a decade David ran from King Saul. At least three times Saul attempted to kill David but failed. With Israel no longer safe,...

In Isaiah 54, the great prophet promised the exiles in Babylon a time when they will have great peace instead of trials—a time of comfort...

One of the most beautiful songs of praise to God is in Psalm 29 . David tells us in this Psalm to " Worship the Lord in the beauty of...

We are told that Jesus came " in the form of a bondservant " (Philippians 2:7). But what does that mean? A bondservant is a person who...

In Christ, we find freedom from the Law. An old hymn captures this beautifully: "Free from the law—oh, happy condition! Jesus hath bled,...

Men: strong, courageous, and bold—this is how the Bible describes them and their service to God. Sometimes today we look around our...

Do you ever feel like you are beyond hope or that your past is so terrible that God cannot use you for His kingdom? Many of us are...