My Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge my allegiance to the Creator of the world, and of all that is good. To the Perfect One who paid my debt, when no one else could. To the one who clothed me with His righteousness. I will forever honor Him, and His name I will continually confess. Jesus Christ, to him I […]
Ready For Life’s Storms
The storms of life will come both to believers and unbelievers. The only question is whether we’ll have a strong spiritual foundation and be ready for these storms of adversity. Jesus teaches that those who obey His words are prepared for life’s storms. Look at the stunning contrast between those who hear and obey and […]
FAILURE…He can redeem that!
I have often said that failure is a great teacher. So is pain. That’s how children learn to respect the hazards in our home. We can tell our children over and over again that a knife is dangerous, but they will continually keep reaching for it at the dinner table until, one day, the sharp […]
Dare to be Radically Obedient
“Hold my hand… hold my hand… hold my hand!!” With huffs of exasperation, countless mothers and fathers have uttered these words as their children scamper about, not understanding why they can’t skip through a parking lot on their own or why they can’t run ahead on the sidewalk. It is easy to be pleased when […]
Romans 12:2 Line by Line
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, which is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 (ESV) What is Paul saying here? Let’s take it line by line. DO NOT BE CONFORMED TO THIS […]