Comfortable Christianity Everyday throughout the world, Christians are being slaughtered for their faith in Christ. A state prosecutor in western Algeria demanded two-year jail sentences and large fines for six Muslim converts to Christianity in one of two trials against Christians that have caught the North African nation’s attention recently. The same court in [...]
Ugh…
I listened to a preacher the other night say that just because you become a Christian, it doesn’t mean your life is going to be better. I laughed when he said that because there are times when I think my life is worse! The truth is, that is not the case, for I have eternity [...]
Sharing what the Lord has done for you…
Oftentimes, people will express how difficult it is to share the Word with somebody. I agree, that at times, it seems harder to do than at other times. I believe though that The Holy Spirit will guide us and direct us when it’s time to open our mouths and share. There is a way [...]
Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling…
Jude 24 “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” As I sat in prayer this evening, I began going over my day. It didn’t take me long to come to the realization that although I’m a [...]
Song of Solomon Chapter 1 Verse 5 “I am black…”
The Merriam-Webster dictionary lists 103 entries for the word “black.” For the purposes of this study, we are focusing on one entry. The definition of the word black is defined as; a: characterized by the absence of light b: reflecting or transmitting little or no light.[1]The Shumalite woman, speaks of blackness when she says, “I am [...]
Song of Solomon Chapter 1 Verses 1-4
Song of Solomon Often referred to as the Song of Songs[1], as the first verse says, it is believed to be the best of all the 1,005[2]songs that King Solomon wrote. This makes perfect sense when looking in which the Song of Songs is written, the God-breathed Word of God. This love letter between [...]
Prayer (1)
Think about it. We have a God that gave His life for us so that we could live FOREVER with Him. Forever. We have a God, that died on a cross, so that we could come to Him directly in prayer. One on one with our High Priest. One on one with our Lord. One [...]
Life as a Christian
The Christian life is hard. I didn’t know that going into it. I didn’t know that until I read it in the Word. The Christian life is hard. The world is a mess. I find myself trying to do the right thing and it starts out okay until BAM! I’m right back in my old nature. [...]
Brokenness…
Brokenness The other night I was leading a group at Celebrate Recovery. Typically, when I lead groups, I don’t choose topics, I just open up the group to whatever people want to speak about. Friday night was different. We had just been singing a song that says, “Brokenness, brokenness is what I long [...]
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom…
2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is that Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. This was my verse this week at work. It helped me remember that no matter what is going on in life, where the Spirit [...]
