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My pastor has been preaching a series of sermons on the life of Joseph from the Old Testament account in Genesis. I have always loved his story and actually named my son after this man of faith and integrity. Anytime my pastor does a series like this, I usually try to do some extra reading […]

When I was a kid, my grandmother could make some really wonderful desserts. She was known for some delicious homemade cakes and often baked them for other people during the holiday season. I can still remember the anticipation I would feel knowing one of her special desserts would be coming at the end of our

Yesterday was one of the most difficult days I have had and believe me; that’s saying a lot. (Please know that everything I say here will be in an effort to be transparent, not to evoke sympathy, but to hopefully help you understand how I am feeling as I write these words.) As I said,

My pastor has been preaching out of the book of Acts for some time now and as he has often encouraged us to “chop our own wood” by reading it in our own time at home, I have endeavored to do just that. I have read the book of Acts several times in these past

If you knew your time was drawing near and you were going to write a letter to someone you deeply loved, what would you say? What would your last words of advice be? What would be on your mind if you knew that this would be your final communication with someone you loved like they

There are many preachers that make a really good living preaching what is called the “prosperity gospel”, which in my humble opinion, is not the true gospel at all. It is not truth, and it definitely isn’t the gospel. While it may sound good to hear that God wants to bless you and that the

I just finished reading a passage in Luke chapter five that I have always loved, but today, it really spoke to my heart. Luke 5:4-11 tells the story of an encounter between Jesus and Peter. Simon Peter and his companions had been fishing all night with no success and were on the shores of the

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver, “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you” -C. S. Lewis The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. This quote came to my mind today as I thought about how often the word safe shows

This morning I found myself reading through Acts chapter sixteen which tells the story of Paul and Silas being beaten and thrown into prison. Actually, it says they were put in the inner prison and put in stocks, after they were beaten. From what I have read about the Roman prisons, this would have been

Have you ever been in the pit, my friend? Have you ever been in the deep, dark, muddy pit? Have you ever gotten yourself so deep in the pit you wondered if you would ever be able to escape it? Have you ever lost your way and thought you might never find your way again?