Can you afford to NOT spend time with God?

    The world in which we live is growing darker by the hour. Crime runs rampede, the cost of living is outrageous, and wages are not keeping pace. How will you make it without a close personal relationship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy...

A new direction: Care to join?

They say (whoever “they” are) that hindsight is always 20-20. As I sat down to write this, my mind went back to a church I pastored. I noticed a glaring issue with the bulletin; the back page was blank. I was told that it was blank so people could take...

This is, perhaps, the most important Memorial Day in history

Honoring, remembering, and celebrating are as fundamental to humanity as breathing. Memorial Day is designed to honor the fallen, those who gave it all for the freedoms Americans enjoy.   God established “feast” days for the children of Israel. The...

One day at a time, sweet Jesus. Who does that any more?

  Do you remember the country song, One day at a time? It was written in the 1970s by Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson. The hymn’s opening line says, “One day at a time, sweet Jesus. That’s all I’m asking of You…”. Wilkin wrote the opening lines...

Do you have righteous peace?

In the Old Testament book of Proverbs, King Solomon writes, “People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life, but those who ignore correction will go astray.” Pardon the pun, but these are very wise words.   Accepting discipline speaks of a willingness to...