Our world is ever-changing, not just in a global sense, but in a personal sense - our lives are full of uncertainties.  I used to think that as I got older life would smooth out, things would get easier and I would have more time, but,… the opposite is true.   Time is like gravity, it can work for you or against you.  When I look in the mirror, I realize time is against me!   And it feels like I'm running out of time for the things I would really like to do…things in my bucket list, like...

Happy Independence Day America!    241 years ago, on July 4th, 1776  America declared herself as a new nation, “one Nation under God” - recognizing her dependence upon the God of the bible, not independent from!

There has been much change since then.   Technology has increased, such as prophesied in...

God doesn’t want us to live in the past, but the present.  Yes, it is good and biblical to remember the past, as long as we don’t live there.  The past should help us to move forward.  God intends for His people, to be a people always looking and moving forward.  I love watching my three grandchildren, for many reasons, but I love witnessing how they...

Happy Father’s Day!

The beloved, in the song of solomon says, “Behold, you are fair, my love! Behold, you are fair!”  and the Shulamite responds, “My beloved is mine, and I am His.”   Although men and women express their love differently, their love, and the expression of it, is of no less importance to the family structure and to the health of our culture.  And although the previous scripture verse is an allegory...

Have you ever wondered why in the beginning God said, “It is not good that man should be alone” (cf. Genesis 2: 18)?   Since in the beginning, man had God, why would he need anything, or anyone else?    And, if, we have Christ - why do we need anyone else?  Because that is the way God made us.  He made us to be relational, not only with Him, but with others.  And not just in the context of husband and wife, but others.  Our creator has wired us to...

Congratulations to the 2017 graduating class!  How exciting!  A brand new chapter in life lies ahead - yet to be written on!   The lyrics to a favorite  children’s song ‘I am a promise’ come to mind - “I am a promise, I am a possibility.  I am a promise with a capital “P”  I am a...

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, originated in remembrance of those men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country - their life.  They are honored and remembered partly via decorating their graves.  In our day this tradition has extended to all those who have died.   Each year, this day is set aside not only to remember and honor those who have died, but also to remember that our freedom has come with a great price.  These men and women exhibited not only honor for their country, but also duty.  I believe honor and duty go together.   Can we truly show honor without...

Are you quick to criticize and judge others?  Do you tend to make quick judgments on people based upon what you see, or think you see, or know of individuals?  You have heard the saying, “you can’t judge a book by its over.”   The truth is, we are known by the fruit we bear in our lives, but at the same time we are not to judge.  Jesus instead would have us to see others thru the lens of God’s “Grace!”   In the sermon on the mount, Jesus said,...

As we take time to recognize, honor and say “THANK YOU”  to our Mother’s, let us  also remember that this day is not meant to exclude or distance anyone, but to recognize the importance of relationships!  From the very beginning of relationships, from the book of beginnings, (Genesis) God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to  Our likeness…so God created man in his own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them….And the LORD God said, It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” (cf. Genesis 1:26-2:24)   Women are critical to the health and future of our families, our culture and God’s church.  Without women mankind would...

Jesus said, “…I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” (cf. Matthew 16: 18)   Rise up, O church of God - its time to storm the gates of hell and fight (spiritually speaking). Its time to awaken church - time is short.  The apostle Paul reminds us that “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against power, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” (cf. Ephesians 6: 12)

Our spiritual weapons are prayer and the Word of God!  The times are...