If you live long enough you will find out that life has a way of creating doubt. It’s true! You walk through some dark valleys and you will know uncertainty. You get hit hard enough in your life situation and you will have questions. Some of God’s greatest people of faith had the strongest doubts. Moses, Elijah, David, and even Peter who said, “Master, don’t you care if we drown?” (Mark 4:38).This...  Read More

Since we have entered a new year, you will recall from last week’s eHomily, that I thought it would be a good time to remind us, How to Talk to Our Father. This is Part 2 of this devotional thought. We begin with The Lord’s Prayer—Our Father in heaven,Holy is Your name,Your kingdom come.Your will be doneOn earth as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our debts,As we f...  Read More

Since we have entered a new year and we want to be faithful in our Quiet Time experience, I thought it would be a good time to remind us, in our daily devotions, How to Talk to Our Father.We find Jesus’ teaching on this subject in Matthew 6:9-13. He begins by saying to the disciples, “This then is how you should pray” (v.9). What Jesus is talking about here is not the words we would say but the wa...  Read More

There is a story I want to share for this season—It is said that long ago, in Persia, there ruled a wise and good king. He loved his people greatly. He wanted to know about their lives and hardships more fully. So often times, he dressed in the clothes of an ordinary worker or even as a beggar, and went to the homes of common folks—even some of the poorer. No one, whom he visited, initially though...  Read More

The church drama group was practicing for a presentation of the nativity scene on Sunday, but the baby could not come for the rehearsal. Somehow, everything seemed a little off without him, so said the actors in the Christmas Play.Sadly, this is a parallel to what happens in our culture anyway. Christ becomes a symbol for the season, but festivities go on without Him. At least that is so for many....  Read More

This past Sunday, in my series, MEET JESUS, I spoke about Jesus calling Lazarus from the grave. Though I did not have time to talk about it in my sermon, still there is something else in the story that I think you would want to know. It is really The Rest of the Story. Following the raising of Lazarus, they gathered for a dinner celebration and expression of appreciation in Christ’s honor (John 12...  Read More