Good morning everyone, Matthew 11:12-From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. Recalling when Jesus made this statement, John the Baptist had just gotten beheaded by King Herod! Jesus brings home the reality that is hard for many of us […]

If you could see your life in terms of investments, what are you investing in? If someone could do an audit of all your time, your money, and relationships in the past and present, what would he say your greatest investments were in? The very term “investment” implies that the reward is not immediate but […]

I’m so floored and blessed by reading a little book called “Ruth” in the Bible. What a story of God’s redemption and how accurately it portrays our story! To be a Christian, we must experience what Ruth experienced. I don’t believe one is a Christian unless s/he had such an experience. What experience? It’s when […]

Good morning everyone, Acts 14:19-23– But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. 20 But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on […]

I’ve read a portion of Jeremiah this morning. God’s judgment on Israel has begun and yet the people didn’t realize it. When the prophets of the Lord went around telling them to repent, they simply responded by saying, “What have we done?” (Jer. 8:6) God told them to do away with their idols and return […]

Good morning everyone, Luke 7:31-35-"To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, "’We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’ For John […]

We human beings are acceptance magnets. We desperately long to be accepted. We seek for it anyway we can from anyone who will give it. We seek acceptance from our parents, peers, coaches, spouses, and even from our own children. When we do not get it, it can have devastating consequences – debauched lifestyle, illicit […]

I listen to Christian radio whenever I’m driving our mini-van since Janet has it tuned to a Christian station. Recently, I’ve been hearing this one advertisement whose lingo is, “Be famous for God!” Apparently, it’s a Christian agency recruiting actors, models, singers, entertainers and since it’s being advertised to the Christians, it thought appropriate to […]

Good morning everyone, 1 Corinthians 4:3-5-3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who […]

Is it true that when we are carrying out God’s will, if it truly is God’s will, it will always “work” out? For example, let’s say you know for sure that God’s will for you is to take this one job. Is it possible that even though it’s God’s will, that job doesn’t work out? […]