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January 2024

January 15, 2024

Celebrate – The Lost Are Found!

In Luke 15, Jesus reminds us to celebrate restoration and reconciliation. A lost sheep, lost...

January 10, 2024

Jacob and Esau: Valuing Your Birthright

Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of stew. How many Christians sell their spiritual...

January 09, 2024

A Strange Way to Live

The world often considers following Jesus to be a strange way to live. Based on...

January 08, 2024

The Binding of Isaac

The story of "the binding of Isaac" is a powerful reminder of the cost of...

January 04, 2024

The Devil Quotes Scripture

God's word is a light for our way (Psalm 119:105), but the devil quotes Scripture...

January 03, 2024

“What Should We Do?”

Our faith journey often leads us to think of "spiritual" things, like reading the Bible...

January 02, 2024

“What Have You Done?”

When God found Adam and Eve hiding in the Garden of Eden, He asked Eve,...

January 01, 2024

“In the Beginning”

Almost every translation of the Bible begins Genesis 1:1 with the phrase, "In the beginning."...

December 2023

December 31, 2023

4 (or 6) Important 2024 Dates for Your Faith Journey

I grew up in a faith tradition that did not really follow the Christian calendar....

December 30, 2023

5 Ways to Improve Your Faith Journey in 2024

New Year’s Day is traditionally a time when people make “New Year’s Resolutions.” People make...

December 26, 2023

Join Me on a Journey!

A Discipleship Journey As we approach the end of the year, people commonly make resolutions...

November 2023

November 21, 2023

“Just Say the Word”

Faith doesn't mean obeying when we see, or understand. Faith means trusting enough, like the...

November 17, 2023

Complete Holiness

In 2 Corinthians 7:1, Paul calls us to "work toward complete holiness." What does that...

November 16, 2023

Reconciled to God

God created us to be in relationship with him. Sin broke that relationship, but through...

November 15, 2023

God Comforts Us to Comfort Others

God's promise to his children is not that they will be comfortable, but that he...

November 14, 2023

Resurrection – Our Hope

God has given us a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus from the dead...

November 07, 2023

The Work of the Spirit

In Galatians 5, Paul gives us a contrast between the impact of the sinful nature...

October 2023

October 31, 2023

“Everything He Does Is Wonderful”

When Jesus healed a man who was deaf, the people said, "Everything he does is...

October 30, 2023

“Go Away and Leave Us Alone”

At times, believers seem to expect God to do something miraculous to "prove" himself to...

October 25, 2023

“The Lord’s Will Be Done”

Sometimes we "hear" from God and come to different conclusions as to what God means....

October 24, 2023

The Message of God’s Grace

We need each other! We need to "guard ourselves and God's people" (Acts 20:28),...

October 23, 2023

Defending God with Lies

We live in a world where people think they can define their own "truth." At...

October 18, 2023

They Preached Wherever They Went

In Acts 8, we see that the believers were scattered by persecution. But they didn't...

October 17, 2023

Job Fell to the Ground to Worship

We're familiar with Job's story. We've heard about his patience. But his first reaction to...

October 16, 2023

Why Does God Care about Our Money?

Money and material wealth are a stumbling block for many in their spiritual journeys. But...

October 11, 2023

Don’t Trust in Powerful People

Political leaders clamor for our attention, assuring us that they know the best way forward....

October 10, 2023

Everybody Has a Part to Play

We often think that "big tasks" require "big heroes." But Nehemiah's story of rebuilding the...

October 09, 2023

There's an old saying that "seeing is believing." We need to remember another saying: Things...

September 2023

September 27, 2023

The Lord Is Good

We often face challenges, and even trials, in life. Knowing Jesus allows us to proclaim...

September 26, 2023

Following Jesus Means Surrender

Jesus doesn't give us any room to misunderstand what it means to follow him: following...