Prepare The Way

The kids and I went to the Indiana vs. Arkansas basketball game this afternoon. We were given tickets to sit court-side. I’ve been to severa...

Advent is the season of hopeful waiting. Mary waited in expectation of her son. Israel waited for their eternal King. The Jews waited fo...

From my devotional - “UncomMen” - this morning;  Here’s a list of what God says "Who You Really Are" as a follower of Jesus Christ...

If you call yourself a Christian - that is a follower of Christ - this one verse gives you a lot to consider and contemplate. Here are a few...

I Stand at the Door By Sam Shoemaker (from the Oxford Group) I stand by the door. I neither go to far in, nor stay to far out. The door is t...

There are three different scenarios when it comes to believers and sin. First, there are professing believers who overlook sin because of ha...

The truth is, the first-century Christians were the superhumans of their day, and the world stood in awe of them. Here are just a few of the...

This evening - minutes into a project in the garage - I smacked my thumb with a hammer. I immediately felt the pain shoot through my left...

Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.  Now you are saved by God's grace.  Now you have been...

  The Holy Spirit is not a spark that is ignited on a Sunday morning and quickly dies out.  The Holy Spirit must be a flame that burns dee...

  As we prepare to start 2017, let me offer Isaiah‬ ‭40:28-31‬; Do you not know?  Have you not heard?  The Lord is the everlasting God, the ...

I was talking to a couple of ladies this morning about the relationship between Christmas and Easter. In the midst of this conversation two ...

Since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by fait...

This afternoon I was driving back from Indianapolis and I was hungry. Because I was by myself the question came to me, "Where is somewh...

Opportunities to share the Gospel message - the truth of Jesus - the love of Christ - are all around us every day. 

Several nights ago I sat in my living room and God began to move in my heart. He moved me to a new level of passion for His Church and for H...

  I was reminded of this quote of John Wesley's the other day, "Give me one hundred..." As I contemplated this statement I all...

I went to an elementary school basketball game the other night. As the game began I realized, very quickly, that the students on our tea...

Last night we hosted a "Singspiration" at the church. It was a wonderful - spirit-filled time of worship and praise through variou...

Have you ever been wrecked by the very words that come out of your mouth? Today - as I was preparing for the message tomorrow morning - I sp...