August 19

“Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed; blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” DEAR GOD, I AM SO GUILTY OF DOUBTING YOU ALL OF THE TIME. AND YET, THROUGH THE POWER OF YOUR HOLY SPIRIT, WHEN I TRUST  IN YOU AS A CHILD, I FIND HAPPINESS. ADMONISH ME […]

April 3

And the King will answer and say to them, “Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.” This scripture is always a challenge to our daily walk as Christians. As we try to live […]

August 18

“Be faithful unto death and I will give you the crown of life.” Before I joined the Church, and just after I started reading the Bible and trying to find God, I moved into a small efficiency apartment. This was the first time I had lived by myself. It was a time of deep spiritual […]

August 17

“Listen to me, oh coastlands, pay attention you people from far away. The Lord called me before I was born while I was in my mother’s womb He named me.” Oh precious loving Jesus, our hearts were pressed together by the eternal plan of ourFather before the foundation of the world. Complete in the oneness […]

April 2

“Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together…” Sometimes we become lazy, spiritually and physically. When was the last time you talked to a stranger about God? Were you ashamed of your lack of a relationship with Jesus? When you are in […]

August 16

For truly I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you shall say to the mountain,“Move from here to there,” and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you. What a thought! I can move a mountain! I never really thought it was possible to havethat kind of faith. […]

April 1

“We have this hope as an anchor for our lives. It is safe and sure, and goes through the curtain of the heavenly temple… On our behalf Jesus has gone in there before us.” In The Junction Boys, there is an account of football great Gene Stallings riding out hurricane Audrey on an oil barge […]

March 31

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” Just exactly where does the world begin? Is it in the mission field of a third-world country or right where we are? Of course, both of these answers are correct. Yet, all too often we tend to neglect […]

March 30

“There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.” This is our calling as well. I might not […]

March 29

What can I say about people of this time? What are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace who call out to each other, “We played music for you, but you did not dance; we sang a sad song, but you did not cry.” John came and did not eat or drink […]