Have you ever been so discouraged you just wanted to give up?  Ever been so depressed that you just felt like you wanted to die?  Ever found yourself in an unbearable situation in which you saw no way out and you just didn’t care anymore?  Has life ever dumped on you?  Have you ever had your worst nightmare become your reality?  When that happens life becomes overwhelming, even for those who are t...  Read More

Most of us want life to be like an amusement park.  We want “safe” thrills.  Oh, we like it when the adrenaline is pumping, the heart is racing, we struggle to catch our breath – so long as we know it is all in fun and nothing is really going to happen.  We like the idea that something can happen suddenly that will dramatically alter our lives – provided that it is for our “good.”  And by the way ...  Read More

When you think of worship, what comes to your mind?  Is it a certain kind of music?  Do you think Handel, Gaither, Gettys, Third Day or George Beverly Shea?  When you hear “worship” do you think primarily of music?  Maybe you think about what happens at church on Sunday morning and evening.  Do you think of a choir, congregational singing and a sermon.  Of course, those of you who are really godly...  Read More

Is it wrong to question?  Does the person who lives by faith walk in unquestioning obedience to God and never suffer from a twinge of doubt or confusion?  If you listen to modern day “faith teachers,” to have even the slightest doubt is to be denied the blessing of God.  Is that a biblical view?  Is that reflected in the lives of the saints in Scripture?  In exploring the life of Abraham, the frie...  Read More

Have you ever done battle with the “good old days?”  You remember the good old days, when never was heard a discouraging word and the skies were not cloudy all day.  Back when things were different.  Back when things were glorious.  Every child has had the good old days thrust upon them by their parents and or grandparents.  “Why back in my day…” fill in the blank.My dad used to say, “I’d take off...  Read More

It was great being back home yesterday!  We really enjoyed our vacation but there’s nothing like being with family in worship.  A week away seemed like a month.  It seems like summer just began but in just a few weeks, students will be heading back to school, and summer will be over.  I’m ready for the heat to be over but summer could go a little longer.  Summer concluding also means a new church ...  Read More