There are times in life when circumstances are so intense it’s hard to communicate the range and depth of emotion, even for a writer. The diagnosis of cancer for your three year old adopted daughter would qualify as such a time.My wife and I are “managers” in the face...
Mark 5:34 -He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”Recently, I ran across the following stats while reading:The Gospels communicate roughly 132 contacts Jesus had with ordinary people outside of...
Heb 10: 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. (NKJV)Where are you in your Christian walk?You don’t really know much about God. You know about...
Hebrews 13:5-6 … “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (NKJV) Our adopted Guatemalan daughter, Abby, was diagnosed with Leukemia 4 days ago. Here are some statistics about...
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (NKJV)The Lord has chosen to bless our family with an opportunity for faith, trust, witness and spiritual growth. The Bible...
Ezekiel 22:30 – I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none. I don’t often use material from other writers or teachers. Too often, people...
Mark 2:4-5 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins...
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)(Matthew 16:24) – Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. (NKJV; emphasis mine) We are studying five primary...
(Psalm 103:1) – Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! (NKJV; emphasis mine) There are multitudes of Christians today that face death, imprisonment, starvation, beatings, banishment and worse. This message is not particularly...
Mark 2:4 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. (NKJV) We were looking at a passage in the Gospel of Mark this morning...
