Recently, my wife Rhonda and I were thrilled to take our grandchildren to a Legos Store in Orlando. These kids love this place! That is what makes it fun for us! Anyway, the experience served to remind me of an interesting story I read a few years ago in Our Daily Bread Ministries Devotional. I think you will enjoyit—Approximately ten Lego pieces are sold for every person on earth each year—more t...  Read More

The great prophet Elijah came to a point in his life when he was down, dejected and depressed. Yes, even this man of faith experienced this. How about you? Have you ever been through this? If so, then perhaps you can learn from a page in Elijah’s life. What did he do? First, Elijah looked for a solution to his situation in a mighty work of God on the mountain of God. Instead, he found the remedy t...  Read More

This past Sunday I spoke on the subject of generosity. There is a story I read about in Charles Swindoll’s book on Mediocrity. I would like to share it with you—Let me set it up first… When I was a child, I would spend the weekends with my grandfather at his fishing camp on Lake Bistineau in Louisiana. My grandfather had one of those old-fashioned hand water pumps that people used to use. You had ...  Read More

“Do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy because I am holy’” (1 Peter 1:14-16). This past Sunday, we studied the subject of holiness and were reminded of something important. God has called Christians to a life of holiness—and, yes, that is true for all of us. There are no e...  Read More

This past Sunday I preached a message on the touchy subject of forgiveness. As I mentioned, this may be one of the hardest lessons we have to learn in the Christian life. Nevertheless, it is one we must learn. The unmistakable teaching of Jesus is that He expects us to be as willing to forgive others as He is to forgive us.If there were no other reason to forgive, it would be worth it for our own ...  Read More

This past Sunday I shared a message on love that has been with the Church from the beginning when Jesus said, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another” (John 13:34).There is nothing new here. The rules have not changed. The truth remains the same. We are to love one another. In fact, it is so important that Jesus indicated love serves as a test...  Read More