Protecting the Promises
For the last few years the Lord has blessed Rita and I with being able to vacation each Spring in Phoenix. Our first time here in 2015 was at a particularly low time in my life. I was deeply discouraged.…
Don’t Be Left Out
Luke 3 & 4 is the launch of Jesus’ earthly ministry. He was thirty years old (Luke 3:23). He was baptized in water by John, affirmed by the Father, and filled with the Spirit (Luke 3:21-22). He was full of…
He Has No Hold Over Me
Satan is a created being (Isaiah 14/Ezekiel 28). He does not have unilateral power or authority over any of God’s creation. The most he was able to do was tempt the Lord, and then orchestrate but not control the events…
As It Turned Out
I wonder how much time I have wasted in my life planning, waiting, even praying, for the “big break?" Big breaks are exciting. And they do happen. The problem is that when we see them happen in other people’s lives,…