“Then Moses answered, “What if they won’t believe me and will not obey me but say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you?’. The Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff” Moses replied.” – Exodus 4:1-2 Moses was around 80 years old when the Lord called him to deliver the …

Acts 5:40-42 ESV And when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. And every day, in the temple […]

As a Christ follower, you are never alone. Every time the enemy confronts you, God has already faced him. We are fighting against a defeated foe. We are fighting against a defeated spiritual power that has already lost because of the death and resurrection of Jesus. We serve and follow Jesus who is Lord of […]

I’m starting to understand more and more as I grow older the better question to trouble in the world and evil in the word is “How long?” and not “Why God?” I’ve arrived at a place where I no longer have to have an answer for trouble; nor do I have an unquenched need to […]

I learned my first two cuss words in the second grade. Yeah, I know that’s early, but it’s how I roll. Anyway, I was sitting in class, and the teacher had to go out for a while and said she would be back in fifteen minutes. She put a monitor in charge and out the […]

I’m empty today. There is nothing inside of me that is happy. I’m my own worse nightmare. I break promises to God all the time, and I feel there is no way He can love me knowing the thoughts of my heart. Bitterness haunts me and broken dreams seem to be the only thing in […]

Many years ago when my children were small, they wanted a swing set. We lived in California at the time, and all the rest of our family lived in North Carolina. Several times a year, family would come and visit, and we always had a great time together. Once, my in-laws came to visit, and […]