Flying… Have you ever flown in a jet aircraft? It’s been years since I worked that job as Flight Attendant. I remember the experience of take-off. First you slowly taxi down the runway awaiting permission from the Control Tower, and as the command is given with the runway cleared and...
Matthew 22:36-40 (NIV) 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’...
Matthew 22:36-38 (NIV) 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. Why Love? Have you ever wondered why this is the...
Brokenness The structure and dynamics of the family are not the same today as they used to be. Sure, families had issues in the past. There has always been conflict and tension in the home for many if not most people. But today, there are so many different kinds of...
The Family of God is Important. Everyone can agree how important family is. Though we may not always act like we believe this, we know it’s true. Our family supports us in the good times and the bad. Our family will always be there for us. No matter what we’ve...
The Day of Pentecost is a familiar Bible story for many believers. We’ve heard it preached several times and from several different angles. No matter what aspect of that famous day people choose to focus on, they all deal with the same basic element – the Holy Spirit. The...
The church, or the body of believers you worship with, has so much value – value we often take for granted. If we truly grasped the power of the church, maybe we would take attending it more seriously and be able harness the true power God offers to us through...
One early, dark morning in late November before sunrise, I ran an errand to another town. I needed to cut across country in order to be on time for work. As I made my way along the route, it was so dark out there, that I momentarily lost my bearings...
Why am I here? What is my purpose? Why am I alive? These are the questions so many of us ask at least once in our lives, if not daily. If we don’t have a purpose, then what on earth are we doing here? Are we just meant to work,...
Every member of the church (our local church AND the church as a whole all over the globe) has a specific role God created us for. We are all given specific characteristics, talents, and gifts by the Holy Spirit that enable us to carry out these roles. If for whatever...
