Don’t give up on your dreams!

Proverbs 28:19a tells us, “where there is no vision the people perish.” Our ability to dream, I believe, is one of the things which sets us apart in all of God’s creation. We are made in God’s image and having a dream for the future, is what we...

Who do you say I am?

Last night I was up late sharing the gospel with a unsaved family member. He was very interested and had many questions. Every person is at their own stage when it comes to what they believe about Jesus, and people need to come to their own conclusions and have their...

Love, the essence of faith

Today I want to take a few moments to consider the issue of the relationship between love and faith. In 1 Corinthians 13, the love chapter, it’s very clear how we can do so many things in life for God, but without a motive of love it’s meaningless. Even...

The importance of gathering oil!

In Matthew 25 Jesus shares the parable of the wise and foolish virgins. The wise ones had an additional supply of oil to keep their lamps burning. At midnight, when the bridegroom returned, they were allowed to enter into the wedding banquet and the foolish ones who...

Don’t let circumstances move you!

Habakkuk 3:17-18 tells us “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will...

You will increase in favor!

Today I want to encourage you that as you continue to follow Jesus, you will grow and increase in favor. Luke 2:52 tells us that “Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” Obedience to God, brings favor. Jesus did what he saw the Father do and...