Bringing heaven to earth...

           I have been around church for a long time and I have seen many things that are considered “normal” in the church. It is normal for some to carry the name Christian while they have obvious sin in their life and no plan to deal with it. It is normal for peopl...

           I remember watching fascinating documentary on a man who tried to make friends with grizzly bears in Alaska. He wanted to enter into their world and protect them so he camped in their habitat. He became known as the “grizzly man.” He believed that he had ga...

          I can’t get rid of the maple tree that grows up inside of my rhododendron bush. Every year it makes its presence known. Every year I cut it back to the ground. Every year it comes back because I’ve not dealt with the root. That nasty root just keeps giving l...

          Why haven't you given your life to Jesus yet? You've heard about him, people have talked to you about him, you've been to a meeting somewhere where the challenge was given to believe so why haven't you given your life to Jesus yet? What is holding you back?...

          The name “Judas” is famous for betrayal; the worst kind of betrayal but you and I may have more in common with Judas than we think.

          Judas was one of the original 12 called by Jesus to be a disciple. Judas was...

          I knew a church in Houston that published the giving amounts of everyone who attended. I was amazed and shocked and I didn’t even attend that church. I would bet that those who found their name in that book were equally amazed and shocked!...

          It was about 600 years before the birth of Jesus and gloom and despair hung thickly in the air of Jerusalem. The mighty Babylonian army was moving toward Jerusalem with unstoppable force to conquer it and remove its people into exile. It was only a matter of...

          Does anybody believe in sin anymore? In our postmodern world we have struck down moral absolutes as prohibitive and judgmental in our pursuit of whatever feels good. It’s like removing the guard rails from the side of the highway will remove th...

          Jesus said it and meant it when he said it. He said this in John 13:35, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” He plainly said that it would be love, not knowledge, not doctrine, not which version of the Bi...

          Every project has an exciting beginning point with dreaming and preparation and then the first step to making it a reality. Hopefully a project has that grand finishing point when the last details are completed and it is ready for use. Bu...