That word is said a lot in the area these days, and a lot of people in the area play their hand at it weekly. Actually, we do it a lot more than you think. We take chances with our future, our family, even our own lives at times, believing the odds are in our favor. That is what everyone that likes …

Every one of us seeks something. We are in the kingdom of somebody building, either for ourselves or others that will someday get what we’ve built up. But the Bible gives us a clear directive to follow. It’s Luke 12:30-31 where it says it like this: Your Father already knows your needs. Seek first …

All of us experience the heaviness that we feel from the pressures of daily life, some days a lot more than others. The demands of life not only can be, but will be, burdensome at times. We can feel pretty overwhelmed. It’s obvious that many people are under pressure. You can see it in their face, …

There are a lot of people talking about trends in the future of our world. There are signs of people cutting back, but I believe that for those that God can use, He will, and wants us to move forward. This time in history now has the greatest potential to touch lives in these very interesting and …

All people have those enemies in some form who they struggle with. Some can be pretty serious foes and others just antagonizing. They all have some effect on us. Now, of the serious nature, these pestering enemies can do much more damage than others; drugs and alcohol are enemies you can see. …

The book of Joshua speaks a lot about people conquering and being given the land to inherit from God. There were many battles to be fought and standards set to keep the land, cities and regions intact. There is a place in Joshua 17 where one of the tribes comes to the main leader, Joshua, and the …

I guess we understand what that means. If you leave a door open, something can come in. You shut the door, and it can keep something out. Pretty basic thinking. I’d like you to consider, though, another type of door that gets opened time and time again, and it can let all types of things in: the …

From the beginning of time, God has always had the full knowledge of the future. He has plans and has set them in order to bring about His purposes right up to the last minute. He’s never caught off guard nor surprised by events. He is the God of order and of power and no one will stop His plans …

Not many take the eternal consequences of God very seriously. Few, I believe, really understand that someday there will be an accounting they will have to give concerning how one has lived while here on earth. Even some church people who ought to know better won’t take the very eternal judgments of …

What do other people see in your life as they look at you? What do they think of your actions? There is a good verse in Matthew 5:17 which says, “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in Heaven.” That means your deeds, and the way you …