Jesus used to drink. He doesn’t drink any more though! He didn’t take a 12-step program to help Him overcome a drinking problem (’cause He didn’t have one). It’s just that He doesn’t like to drink without His friends. In…

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.”  Psalm 139:13 When your parents named you, did they come up with it on their own, or did they get it from a magazine, a movie,…

There once was a time when pastors and priests were held in high honor by most people.  Those days are gone.  No doubt it’s the fault of many of the ministers who have been caught up in so much horrible…

Lust is an interesting sin. It desires what it does not have, and slowly destroys the ability of the host to function as God intended. If our minds are God-given super computers, then lust is a virus that enters looking…

The Scriptures tell us that God did not have a beginning, and  He does not have an end. For you and I that may be hard to understand (possibly because on this earth we will have both!) Knowing I had…

“He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother…

No stone was left unturned in early efforts to kill the message Jesus came to share.  At the hour of His birth, Satan pushed Herod to have Him killed.  Eventually Satan succeeded in murdering Jesus, but that very murder played…

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out there are a lot of people buying for our time and attention these days.  I can’t remember a day when we haven’t had at least one telemarketer call our home.  Our mail…

Who’s the most important person in your church?  Most people would immediately say their pastor or priest, but would that be true?  What makes the boss more important than the janitor?  The truth is that one is gifted in one…

Life is tough!  You don’t have to be more than a few years old before that realization no doubt comes full-force toward you.  And although it’s tough, there is also a lot to learn through those tough times.  In fact,…