“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord”. -Joshua 24:15 Many Christians I know have this verse on a plaque or picture hanging somewhere in their home. It’s a source of pride almost. We are responding to a call, like a warrior off to battle, come what may, regardless of the circumstances, [...]

I’m thinking of the lyrics to the classic song by Aretha Franklin, R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Just a little respect. That’s all most of us want from each other. In general, none of us venture out into our day looking to be deliberately disrespectful to people. Yet, whether it is our purposed intention or not, disrespect happens daily. [...]

“Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.” – 1 Timothy 4:12 It seems like there is a gap in the church for young adults. After high school, students turning into adults go off to college and then drop [...]

When I was in college, my parents had finally granted me permission to embark on a spring break trip with my friends. However, after years of watching the unsavory antics of spring break teens on channels like MTV, what was once a certain kind of curiosity turned about these beach-bound trips turned into a measured [...]

Being ‘present,’ what does that mean? On the surface, it obviously means that you are here, physically here. Students are either present or absent when roll is taken at school. After roll is taken and lunch orders turned in, the teacher then has the task of getting the students really present. This kind of presence [...]

“Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak,” (2 Corinthians 4:13, English Standard Version) Many people say they have faith, but their lives are not ringing loud with faith’s expression. Whether you realize it or [...]

As I walk in, I hear him on the phone, “She only needs forty more dollars to post her bond and I really don’t want her to be in jail over the weekend.” He looks up and winks at me, motioning me to come in and sit. “Is someone going to the hospital to see [...]

At some point or another in our life, we are called to do something bigger than ourselves. For a lot of us, the questions is will we take that road less traveled or will we continue on the same path because it’s simpler to do so. As I was growing up I heard the stories [...]

This week God used something hurtful done by a good friend to remind me of how I’d hurt someone else. Ouch. So, I had been thinking about why someone did not want to be friends with me anymore, and had managed to excuse my behavior totally from the equation. The hurt I inflicted on this [...]

A Word About Tolerance “Truth, by its definition, is intolerant.” -James MacDonald, Walk in The Word Ministries. This is a wonderfully refreshing thought in the midst of all the “PC” (Politically Correct) junk that floods the airways. Truth is intolerant of lies, and exposes them for what they are. The question becomes at this point: [...]