When we arrived at church this morning, they were playing the usual opening worship songs. And they were LOUD. When I say loud, I mean lose-your-hearing type loud. The kind of loud you would expect to encounter at a rock concert. The sheer volume of the music interfered with my ability to sink into the…

The ionosphere is a part of earth's upper atmosphere where atoms, when subjected to the environment, lose electrons.  Atoms, usually neutral in charge, then become either positively or negatively charged depending on which electron they lose.  What a wonderful symbolic representation for Christians that God built into His universe.  Like atoms, we blissfully go about…

Human nature compels us to gravitate towards the known. The unknown may hold wonderful possibilities, but it can also be a threat to the “safe place” we all hold so dear. Fiercely clinging to your comfort zone may be the right choice if your comfort zone is the right place for you in your life,…

We’re in the process of building bookshelves right now.  After we installed a particular piece, I stood back to look at the progress of the overall unit.  From one vantage point, everything looked fine.  But, just a few steps to the left and a minor change in perspective, I wasn’t sure if something was out…

One question we should always be vigilant to ask ourselves in every situation is, “Is it…

Last night we saw the movie “Searching”.  In it, a father relentlessly searches for his missing daughter.  His unrelenting pursuit of the truth is what ultimately saved his daughter’s life.  If he had delayed or pursued the truth with any less ferocity, he would never have seen his daughter again.  This is how we ought…

Have you considered your habits lately?  Habits, like everything else in life, have consequences.  Bad habits generate negative consequences while good habits lead to positive consequences.  If you smoke, eventually your health will suffer.  If you fail to brush your teeth regularly, cavities will spawn trips to the dentist or worse yet, unchecked gingivitis may…

We recently took a family trip to Disney World in Orlando,…

We worship a God of divine organization and order counts in…

"Give, and it will be given to you—a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, overflowing, will be given into your lap. For whatever measure you measure out will be measured back to you.

The scriptures are filled with numerous promises from God.    Promises…

In Matthew 5:37, we are told to let our yes be yes and our no be no. After that, there is nothing more to say. So many times, the humanity of our flesh wants to continue on with eloquent speeches, reasons,…

God says “no” many times throughout the Bible. He told the Hebrews, “No, you can’t go into the promised land.” He also told them, “No, you can’t have other Gods.” Adam and Eve were told, “No, you can’t have the forbidden…

6 And the Lord said, “Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.  Genesis 11:6

When people are united towards a common goal, the…

The teacher never talks during a test.  Once the exam begins, the teacher patiently waits in silence for the students to show what they know as they complete their tests.  God tests us at various times in our life.  It's during those times that He wants to see what we've learned and how we apply…