There is really only one absolute to whom we should pledge our allegiance. And that is God. That means, sometimes, we should be unpatriotic because we are choosing God over our country. Sometimes, we should be disloyal to our boss because we are choosing God over our job. Sometimes, we should be disloyal to our friends […]

Numbers 13:30-31–But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” 31  Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.”   […]

Arthur Marian is a Brazilian gymnast who just won the bronze medal in floor exercise at Rio Olympics. You should’ve seen how happy he was! He fell down on the ground and cried uncontrollably when it was announced that he had won bronze. Simone Biles is an American gymnast who also won a bronze medal […]

Janet and I are fully engaged in watching the olympics these days. We both like sports very much, and we follow every major sport. Therefore, olympic games are like an extra infusion of goodies for us to enjoy and devour. But here is what I noticed about the athletes as they are interviewed after their […]

Hebrews 9:14–how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. I had the opportunity yesterday to counsel one of my childhood best friends yesterday. Eleven years ago I had the opportunity to lead him to Christ, but […]

I forget just how embarrassingly rich we are until a reality check. I recently read a story of a boy, about 5 years old and his baby sister, 2 years old. They lived in a village in Sub-Saharan African, and they lived with a single mother who was sick with HIV/AIDS. When she died, now […]

1 Corinthians 15:57–But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Coming from the negative side of being victorious is to be a victim.  A victim of violence, abuse, oppression, etc.  Being a victim leaves with it, the feeling of being held hostage to a mindset or act done against you.  […]

The cross was so horrible and cursed that those who crucified Jesus never believed that Jesus was the Son of God. To them, it was unthinkable that the Son of God would die in such a cursed way. It was almost as if they wanted to crucify Him in order to prove to themselves that […]

So often, we are what other people think we are. We let our identity and worth to be determined by what others say about us. Consider how much of your self-esteem depends on how other people perceive you. But be warned: You satisfy the crowd, you kill Jesus!    “So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released […]

Numbers 11:14-15,17- I am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me. 15. If you will treat me like this, kill me at once, if I find favor in your sight, that I may not see my wretchedness.”…17And I will come down and talk with you there. And I will take some of the Spirit […]