“God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world - what is viewed as nothing - to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no ...

He was the most famous prophet in Israel the day he burst on to the scene. For four centuries, Israel had not heard from their God, so when the Baptizer ...

Since I received the blessing of getting married to Amy Samples in November of 1997, we have worked hard at cultivating a healthy marriage. There have been seasons when we ...

A friend recently asked me about the oft-quoted verse about Heaven...that is not actually about Heaven.  Paul’s declaration in 1 Corinthians 2:9, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, ...

Here is one of the biggest understatements I will write all year:  I'm not much of a handyman. When it comes to the component of male DNA which results in ...

The Oscars were on television last night. If there was ever a more vacuous scene, void of reality and meaningfulness, I have no idea what it was. No, I didn't ...

In the midst of a work-from-home day on Monday, with unusual quietness, few interruptions and a welcome break from routine office atmosphere, I found myself at two different points surprised ...

I'm keeping it somewhat short and potentially sweet today. I want to submit some scriptural taffy for us to chew on this morning from the life of that unlikely Old ...

It is not that we are ignorant.  It is not that we are uneducated.  It is not for a lack of information or opportunity or access to knowledge.  No, if ...

I know that the preacher meant well, but I wish he had been a little more cautious with his attempt to encourage and embolden his audience. He spoke unilaterally of ...

Sunday’s highest calls are for us to love & worship Jesus Christ, and then to love & serve others.  That sounds simple enough, doesn’t it?  Truly it would be, if ...

Hey, Mr Self-Reliant…Psssssttt, Ms. Born-To-Handle-Things…listen up because I have a word for you when the cracks in your capability are starting to appear.  We can sometimes fall into the trap ...

One of the most helpful understandings we can gain is to see that people in the bible were no different in nature than we are.  There really are no superstar ...

There is an inherent risk in engaging the ministry of public preaching, teaching and writing.  Your words are preserved and open for multitudes of people to remember, reinterpret, misunderstand or ...

At some point we need to make up our minds concerning whether or not God is for us.  So many of us who have experienced the greatest gift of redemption ...

As I began a few weeks ago to teach on Sunday nights through the book of Second Corinthians, I did not anticipate fully the amount of emphasis that we would ...

So I'm having this beautiful, spiritual, victorious day at Meadow yesterday.  God began really moving in my heart on Friday and it carried me all the way through as I ...

Waking up this morning to begin a fairly busy week of ministry, my first duty was the life-changing, soul-stirring, high impact task of... turning off all the outdoor Christmas lights. ...

  A few years back during Christmas-time our family made the trek to a local movie theater to enjoy the family-friendly animation titled The Tale Of Desperaux. I thoroughly enjoyed this tale ...

In your world this morning there are two approaches to life all over the globe.  The ways of the God of the bible stand juxtaposed against the ways of humanity. ...

Living with a mild case of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) has been something I've joked about for years.  No doctor has ever really diagnosed me officially but I'm quite confident ...

Last week, prior to Mother's Day, I found myself doing what I don't often do well: waiting.  There was some perfume I wanted to get my lady for Mother's Day ...

It's nothing new.  You've likely seen it happen a few times in your life.  I've had the misfortune of seeing it myself more times than I'm happy to acknowledge.  Usually, ...

It would seem that, out of all the Apostles of Jesus Christ, only one of the men could be classified as an intellectual.  Granted, all of them were endowed with ...

In the sixth grade our teacher in economics spent what seemed like an unbearable amount of time seeking to explain to twelve year old minds the Law of Supply & ...