"He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out...He goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice." (John 10:3-4) We were sitting around rehashing football games, slumber parties, teachers, and who went steady with whom. Yup, we were...
“My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.” (Proverbs 7:1-3, ESV) I have heard of boys who wanted a BB...
"To the Angel of the church in Sardis write..." (Rev. 3:1a) Sardis is the same city as the modern-day city of Sart. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia and was a city of great wealth and fame. Sardis was filled with sophisticated paganism. It stood...
Hey, the Election Fever is in the air. The International media in recent times has been abuzz with US Presidential Election News. The campaign speeches and moves of the Presidential candidates is analyzed by every News channel, even as the Candidates are presenting to...
It is a special day in Israel. After seven years of construction (See 1 Kings 6:38 NKJV), the temple is completely finished. In a prayer of thanksgiving and dedication, Solomon beseeches God to never forget His people. He presents numerous scenarios, including ones...
I've always wondered about the deliverance ministry. Of course Jesus delivers us. Period. And if you have any doubt, please prayerfully consider the following texts: "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth...
It was the Christmas break from school almost 40 years ago. I had spent most of the morning like any young boy would, playing outside in the snow and soaking up the few hours of sunlight on the shortest day of the year. I had delighted in stomping through the freshly...
Today’s lesson from Christmas Carols takes us to the classic song, "Little Drummer Boy". "The Little Drummer Boy," originally known as "Carol of the Drum," was written by Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941. It was recorded in 1955 by the Trapp Family Singers, and was...
I was both excited and a little scared my first day of Kindergarten. The large classroom was full of books and toys, two things that I loved. But it was also full of kids all larger than me. Because my birthday was in late September I was allowed in at only 4 years...
"And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him." (I John 4:16) "For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have...