40 Days of Prayer – Reawakening to the Spirit of Christ
Like every good father, God loves to give good gifts to his children (James 1:17). He loves you and by nature wants to fill your life with...
40 Days of Prayer: Reawakening to the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ
Have you been to Niagara Falls? It’s an awesome display of God’s handiwork. The mighty Niagara River plummets 180 feet at the American...
40 Days of Prayer: Reawakening to the Glory of Christ
American sociologist, pastor, and author Tony Compolo, described a graduate course he once took in Chinese philosophy. The Buddhist monk...
Christmas Questions: Could it be today? (Luke 2:25-32)
Christmas is a time of joyful anticipation. But sometimes it leaves us wanting. Family members fight or refuse to come over. People are...
Christmas Questions: How can I be sure? (Luke 1:5-80)
Our friends, Doug and Kathy, had not entered fully into old age, but they were definitely knocking on the door. With a flowing grey beard,...
Christmas Questions: How can this be? (Luke 1:34)
Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but for many of us, it falls far short of that ideal. Instead of the...
Jesus Unfiltered: Compassionate Cure (Mark 1:40-45)
Have you ever been in a desperate situation, one of those, “unless God shows this isn’t going to end well” kind of situations? I...
Jesus Unfiltered: A Day in the Life of Jesus (Mark 1:29-39)
Have you heard of “The Shultz Hour”? Apparently, when George Shultz was Secretary of State in the 1980s, he liked to...
Jesus Unfiltered – A Shocking Service (Mark 1:21-28)
It was a Sunday I’ll never forget. As I came into the sanctuary a few minutes early, people were sprinkled throughout the room, waiting...