November 14, 2024, “Rest in the LORD” Although I am still not depressed, I do feel like many others, that as a nation, we are in a storm that the enemy has contrived. “I have been young, and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread” (Psalm 37:25 NKJV). …
Nov 6, 2024, No Depression “This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24 NKJV). No Depression! No, it did not turn out like I thought it should, but God said, “My thoughts are not your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8). The way the presidential election …
October 31, 2024, Stoned or a Living Stone? These are desperate times! We the people of the United States are about to answer the implicit question that was rhetorically phrased by Benjamin Franklin in a response to a question posed to him 237 years ago. As he walked out of Constitution Hall in Philadelphia at the …
October 24,2024, The Missing Ingredient “Nevertheless, I have this against you, that you have left your first love” (Revelation 2:4, NKJV). The Missing Ingredient There was a ’70s R & B group called, “The Main Ingredient” whose hit song was, “Everybody Plays the Fool.” As we approach the most significant election of our …
October 17, 2024, Who Are You? “Now when the tempter came to Him, he [Satan] said, ‘If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.’” (Matthew 4:3, NKJV). Who Are You? Really! Do you know who you are? What I mean is, do you know convincingly, decisively, without any doubt who …
October 10,2024, It’s Not Too Hard For GOD “I am the LORD, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27, NLT). It’s Not Too Hard for God! “Thank you, and I have no complaints because I see God’s hand during my healing! He has already orchestrated …
October 3, 2024, An Undivided Heart As a young unmarried man, dating and trying to live holy, I was often surrounded by temptation! Someone said to me, “You have to try on a shoe before you buy it.” But marriage cannot be compared to buying shoes. Shoes are temporary. Marriages are meant to be permanent. As of …
September 26, 2024 Which room are you in? “Jesus said to them, ‘You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me” (Mark 9:19 NLT). Which Room are You in? Jesus often expressed exasperation at the lack of faith he witnessed in …
September 19, 2024, “Centered in His Will” There is a story about a country preacher who baptized a drunk man in a lake many years ago. When the preacher lifted the man from the water, he asked, “Did you find Jesus?” The man responded, “No, I didn’t.” The preacher dipped him again, held him under a bit longer and …
September 12, 2024, Limping but Blessed! Last week I was stricken with severe pain and swelling in my left leg just above the knee level. The pain was so intense that by Saturday night I thought I would not be able to attend church the next morning. When the sun rose, I got up and …