“The Name of the Lord is a Strong Tower, the righteous run to it and they are safe.” Proverbs 18:10 NKJV When I hear someone’s name immediately a picture comes into my mind. It can be good or bad depending on the reputation that is associated with their name. I...
“As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but...
Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept...
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything...
“Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable...
The Tolerating Church To the Church in Thyatira “To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze. I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you...
Our present global challenge is causing Churches around the world to have to reimagine what the Church really is. Is it a group of people gathering in a building on a Sunday or is it a people who understand that Jesus is their portion, their hope, and the One who...
Will you follow your calling or your culture? “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in...
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.” Isaiah 26:3-4 NIV In the past few weeks we are all fully aware that the world as we have known...
“For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” 1 Corinthians 2:2 NIV I find myself in a place where information is coming at me faster than I can keep up. There is a continual pressure to absorb all that is being...