We tend to despise small things in our culture...except maybe diamonds. We think small things are less exciting than the big things. Less impacting. Less effective. Less worthwhile. Until we run into stories like this. The young man was nineteen…
I have an old beater truck that I use for hauling yard waste and junk to the dump...and furniture for family and friends. It has a rearview mirror attached to the windshield that keeps falling off. I have tried all…
I was fortunate enough to have been raised in a home with equal parts love, affirmation and discipline. That didn’t stop me from being a willful child. But I did learn that any determination I had for doing the wrong…
The Day After My Smart Phone Was Stolen In Liberia // Guest Blogger // Rickie Moore The day after my smart phone was stolen during my mission trip to Liberia, David Kaimue, the Educational Director of the Church of…
One who will hear the call. One who will acknowledge the devastation caused in the Church by turning away from the Lord. One who will take it to heart. One who will act. There is no indication in Scripture what…
I have been on both sides of this issue. On one side, the argument is against loud, impassioned prayers. I’ve heard it argued, “God isn’t hard of hearing. You don’t have to be so loud. If prayer is a conversation,…
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…
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…
It’s only two letters of the alphabet. How much difference can two letters make? They are the two most neglected letters in contemporary Christianity. If we see them together in the Bible, we either don’t see them, or we slide…
There are some people who recoil from the idea of a needed revival because they don’t like admitting that the church is in trouble. I happen to think they are in denial. But they say... ...pointing out the problems in…