What Money Can’t Buy

This is the beginning of the new year 2020. There are somethings you can’t save money for, somethings you can’t put on lay-a-away, somethings you can’t put on your Christmas list because there are somethings money can’t buy. But these days, not many according to Michael Sandel, author of What Money Can’t Buy. A person…

God’s Gift Grace

In Clarksville, Tennessee, a police officer stopped a woman because her young child was riding in a car without the required booster seat, he could have written her “just a ticket” for the violation. Instead, he asked the mother and child to follow him to the nearby Wal Mart where he personally paid for the…

Soul Ties

I Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. This verse says something significant; just as our body can be damaged, so can our soul as well. But the writer…

Five Tips For Overcoming The Times

1. Get in alignment with God. If we are going to be successful in life, we must first have a clear acceptance of Jesus as the lead of our life. As our Creator, Lord, and Savior, Jesus has the right to be our comforter and also to correct us when our attitudes become unpleasant. So…

The Point Of Reflection

As we prepare to close out this decade, God led me to the account of the woman who was taken in adultery, found in John 8. The religious leaders bring her to Jesus, and state that they caught her in the very act and then go on to question Jesus about His thoughts regarding the…

Our Christmas Announcement: Part 2

To all of us who follow after Christ, we must consistently be messengers of Christ who can help to “Calm People’s Fear.” You and I must make AN announcement to others that where Christ is existing and at work in A person’s life that there is meaning and purpose and a sense of calm that…

Our Christmas Announcement: Part 1

Christmas is the largest card- sending occasion in the United States, with approximately 1.9 billion cards sent to friends and loved ones every year not counting the cards that are hand carried. You and I get beautiful Christmas Cards and it may not announce the real meaning of Christmas. The best Christmas announcement is the…

Focus On Christ This Christmas

Romans 3:20-26 Romans 3:22 God’s Righteousness Hebrews 10:14 Christ’s Death Perfects the Sanctified Brothers and sisters, Christmas is the time of the year when the pressure to be perfect intensifies. You and I, imagine the perfect celebration and then put forth our best effort to make it happen. 1. We shop for the perfect gift.…

Adopting The Mind of Christ

Isaiah 26:3-4 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength: In January 2016, as my church prepared their calendar of speakers for the year, I was informed that…

Don’t Worry, Pray

Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God. (7) and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Brothers and sisters we are to pray about our circumstances instead of worrying…