Our life’s journey is less troubling when we know the ultimate destination.

Stop me if you have heard this, “Boy, has this been a difficult season.” That is an attitude I have heard time and time again. I think we...

Patience is forged over the hot coals of trials. Those trials strengthen us for the long journey of faith. – Keith Haney I have never...

A voice says, “Cry!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field . Isaiah...

For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest and the sound of a trumpet and a voice...

One of my readers picked “inspire” as their impact word for 2019. What an interesting word. It brought to mind this quote. “Leadership is...

The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, [1] John 17:22.  One of my readers...

When I work with churches seeking a new pastor I usually ask the question, “What kind of pastor are you looking for?” Depending on what...

“14 The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”15 The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of...

36 As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these...

What I am not going to do in this post is to minimize pain and suffering and provide simple Christian platitudes like, “All you need to...

A man is taken out of darkness and into the light When I was a kid I was afraid of the dark. Because bad things lurk around in the dark...

“Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized...

The word “Grace” painted in black ink over a colorful watercolor washed background concept and theme. It has been a fascinating writing...

“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or...

A man walks on a path under a colorful night sky. You ask, what is the wilderness? Here are the characteristics of the wilderness. A...

A wooden manger and three wooden crosses “ So, Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you...

In the Valley of Smoky Mountains. “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. 6 As they pass...

German pastor Martin Rinkart served in the walled town of Eilenburg during the horrors of the Thirty Years War of 1618-1648. Eilenburg...

On the way to Jerusalem , he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who...