Friendships are very important to us, and they should be. I don’t believe many people have an intimate, close, best friend they can call on anytime. Most of the relationships we have are acquaintances. There is a real story of friendship found in the Bible. In 1 Samuel, we read the story of …
Now some may find it hard to understand, but Jesus’ first arrival to the universe was not at Bethlehem. Jesus was here at the time of creation and has always been a part of God. In John 8:54-58, Jesus explains that He knew Abraham and describes himself as “I Am.” Those are the same words Moses …
I’ll bet most people know the story of Jonah and the Whale. I’ll also bet that most people don’t truly understand the lesson we are supposed to learn from that story. The Bible tells us Jonah was told by God to go to a sinful town called Nineveh. But Jonah headed instead to a town he wanted to go …
Believe it or not, God would like to talk to you everyday. Yet talking with God is not on many to-do lists. Is it because we think He’s not really concerned with our daily lives? Do many think He’s going to do what He wants, so why does He need or care about my comments? If that were true (and it …
People fight many battles in their personal lives they don’t have to fight. Jesus himself said in Matthew 19:26, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” We don’t have to believe Jesus’ words. We can keep on trying to win battle after battle on our own. Or we can accept …
The last supper was painted by Leonardo DaVinci, a noted Italian artist. The time engaged for its completion was seven years. The figures representing the twelve Apostles and Christ Himself were painted from living persons. The life-model for the painting of the figure of Jesus was chosen first. …
Today there is a gap being formed of Christians who have become detached from the traditional church. I’m not saying these people aren’t Christians, but there is a separation of Christians and church attendance. There are many people, and I’m one of them, who have at one time been between churches …
“If I hadn’t done that…” “If I had just waited…” “Why didn’t I listen?” Sound familiar? Each of us think back to times where only if we had done it another way, things today would probably be much different concerning various decisions, opportunities and circumstances of the past. This was what the …
Lots of church people say they love God and believe in Jesus, but what about their respect for God? In Luke 7:2-10, we find the account of a military commander called a “centurion,” who had a sick servant. The centurion, who had heard of Jesus, sent one of the elders to ask Jesus to come to his …
There are a lot of “attention getters” out there today. We have to be careful not to fall into the traps some of these “attention getters” set for us. Today, with the world literally at our fingertips, we may find ourselves doing things and going places we shouldn’t. As long as we live, there will …