How many times has our opposition charged against us at full strength, seemingly to shred us to the smallest of bits, and then dance upon the shards?  More than once ...

The promises of God are fuel for the soul. I love the history of the bible because it provides context for my faith. Prophecy in Scripture helps me to know ...

Raising children is an ongoing adventure that comprises a major part of most of our stories. To parent well over the long haul is no easy task. These precious bundles ...

  “Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” – Luke 23:34   Man’s worst moment had arrived. Roman spikes had been driven through the ...

Will you say these words with me? These are bible words, inspired words, human words...words reserved only for the redeemed.  You need to say them as often as necessary and ...

Unforgiveness is the illegitimate child who springs forth from the unholy union of Hurt and Fear.  Here’s how this birth occurs in an individual’s life:  Some form of pain comes ...

Weakened? Forgotten? Seeking to move on from a personal fumble? Exhausted with life, people, barriers and breakdowns? I have earned a Masters Degree in those areas. More than once in ...

Most of you well-know the account of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.  Growing up in America we have been exposed to the facts of the Gospel, especially here in the ...

A decade is far too long a time to be locked up.  From 1984 to 1994 I spent every single day - morning/noon/night - incarcerated.  During those years I went ...

In a very simple illustration during Sunday's message, Father gave breakthrough to many people.  I should not be surprised because the moment in the message was basically a last minute ...

He came to His own but they did not desire to receive Him. He offered them the Way but they turned in a different direction - the wrong direction - ...

Sometimes the Lord declares. Sometimes The Almighty thunders truths punctuated with an exclamation point. Many times He promises and swears oaths. On occasion, when God wishes to impact us…He sends ...

In your heart there needs to be an assurance of a right standing before God.  Guilt in our hearts produces doubts in our minds which can, over time, undermine the ...

  The week of Easter affords Christians a opportunity to recognize a calendar holiday that is uniquely our own.  Somehow Easter has avoided the mark of secularization that hijacked Christmas ...

  The song below says most of what I want to say in today's post but, as you listen to Tasha Cobbs hammer it home, I want to tell you ...

  Sometimes the Lord declares.  Sometimes The Almighty thunders truths punctuated with an exclamation point.  Many times He promises and swears oaths.  On occasion, when God wishes to impact us...He ...

    God always was God initiated creation God made man God loved man Man knew God Man loved God Man obeyed God Satan hated God Satan targeted man Satan ...

My kids love it. Well, for that matter, so do I. I hope to encounter some of it this Christmas and I will likely hide it for my own pleasure. ...

Yesterday, over some ridiculously delicious Sunday afternoon Mexican food, I was discussing with those at my table the various ways the members of the Lyle family awake in the morning. ...

Who needs you to extend the olive branch? My little boy was my instructor last night around 9 PM.  He's been devouring a new "bible" that I bought him and ...

How would you classify your conscience?  Some posses a sensitive conscience which pierces them quickly and deeply each time they transgress.  Others among us have a dulled conscience which has ...

Trouble. Nobody wants it.  When it comes, nobody welcomes it.  Everyone likes to see it go away.  Trouble. We have trouble with people, trouble with money, trouble with our bodies, ...

Walking into my office this morning, my attention was drawn to an object perched right outside my door, directly in the light from the streetlamp.  As I took a few ...

If you wish to connect with another believer then I encourage you to find a prayer partner or two.  No other expression of our faith does more to bind two ...

This is for any and all who have bowed their hearts in trust to Jesus Christ: you need to be very careful not to make the following mistake.  If you ...