Category Archives: Faith

READ: Philippians 3:3-12 In today’s world, “passion” usually refers to sensuality or sexuality.But the word’s meaning—an intense desire toward something or someone—can apply to any area of life, including spirituality. Indeed, the one place passion ought to appear is in the believer’s life: We should fervently seek to know the Lord Jesus Christ who savedContinue reading “Passion”

READ: I Corinthians 13 On this special day, I thought it would be appropriate to refer to the love chapter once more. (I Corinthians 13).  The love I am speaking of is God’s love (called agape).Divine love empowers us to respond calmly to difficulties, to demonstrate patience in seasons of waiting, and to sacrifice withoutcomplaint.Continue reading “A Little More Love”

Luke 15:11-32 Since tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, I thought we would spend a little time on the power of love in our lives. The New Testament uses three Greek words to express love—Eros (physical intimacy),Philia (friendship), and Agape (the love produced in us by the Holy Spirit).(Galatians 5:22) Our Father cares for us with agapeContinue reading “The Power of Love”

Read: Psalm 23:5-6 People rarely think of suffering as profitable.  But when facing the difficulty and pain of a valley experience, we mature spiritually.  We make discoveries about ourselves when trials peel away any facade we might typically display and instead expose who we truly are.  As our life is shaken,we learn what forms ourContinue reading “The Profit of Pain”

What would you say if God asked you to: lead many others, as Joshua did? Speak His words to prominent leaders, as Daniel did?  Become a traveling missionary like Paul? God wants us to respond with courage when He calls us to tackle something beyond our ability. Our first step toward bravery is meditation onContinue reading “Joshua 3:1-17 Courage Wanted Here”

When I was completing my graduate degrees at Indiana University, a human development course introduced what it considered the most primary fears of a human being.  The fear is to be abandoned by those we love.  More than the physical price of such desertion, the havoc wreaked upon our sense of peace and security isContinue reading “The Worst Fear”

I was perusing a editorial by Scott Brown and liked what he had to say.  Thought you would too.  A recent ABC news ’20/20′ survey suggested that rudeness is on the rise in America.  Have you noticed lately?  It seems that our society has forgotten about basic manners and general acts of kindness.  According toContinue reading “How Rude”

Today I will conduct a funeral service for man who was what Jesus called the least of these.  His mind and body were ravaged by a fever as a child and he never fully recovered.  He had the strength of two men but the mind of a child.  He never had the opportunities granted toContinue reading “The Least of These”

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There is a quality of life that we too quickly overlook. In this world of immediate gratification, the concept of ‘hope’ is alien.  Hope speaks of delay.  Hope requires waiting.  Who wants to wait?  Who needs hope? Ask the cancer patient who is enduring rounds of chemotherapy.  Ask the soldier who stands on the eveContinue reading “Not Yet”