As we leave Christmas behind and look forward to a New Year, I have been intrigued and challenged by reading, listening to and studying an Old Testament prophecy of the coming of Christ found in Isaiah 9:6: For unto us…
As we leave Christmas behind and look forward to a New Year, I have been intrigued and challenged by reading, listening to and studying an Old Testament prophecy of the coming of Christ found in Isaiah 9:6: For unto us…
Some people missed out on the greatest event in human history – the birth of the God child, the second person of the Trinity. The people in the overcrowded streets of Bethlehem, busy and hurried, had no room. The hotel…
There’s activity all around us, and also ongoing inside many of us, all the time. Quiet and solitude are rare commodities. But God lets us know, time and time again, that we need to settle our minds and hearts and…
Back in 1965, the song “What The World Needs Now Is Love” by Burt Bacharach and Hal David won Jackie DeShannon a Grammy. The chorus of that award winning hit says: What the world needs now is love, sweet loveIt’s…
Light was one of the very first concepts talked about by God in His Word. Here’s what it says in Genesis 1:1-4: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was…
“Pandemic” is Merrian-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2020. For those of us who are living through it, no surprise there! Even more interesting, though, is that the Oxford Dictionary did not assign this title to a single word. They…
I’m glad to have voted early. I did so last week at one of the early voting sites in my county, with no lines and no waiting. As of today, 10/29/20, there have been over 78 million votes cast already,…
We are 40 days away from the 2020 election, which is happening on November 3rd. Some have said that this is the most important election of our lifetime and, even though the next election always seems to be “the most…
If you are reading this, I know at least one thing about you – you woke up today! Maybe early in the morning, later or in the afternoon (no judgement here), you woke up. And God’s mercies will begin afresh…
As we experience uncertainty and turmoil in our families and communities, as a nation and throughout the world, we must allow them to act as catalysts that set us on a quest for positive change. Change is crucial for continued…