When you find yourself around a self-centered person, the easy thing to do is withhold love. Show them God’s love regardless. They may not want to experience that kind of love but give it nonetheless. The act of compassion you do toward others may not be remembered by them but do it anyway. You will […]

Have you ever had trouble staying awake during your prayer time? Many years ago I had a season in my life where I fell asleep more often than I would like to acknowledge. At first, it didn’t bother me much. I just excused it because I had been working a little more than usual. However, […]

“You are not your own, for you were bought with a price.” (1 Corinthians 6:20b) Arguments about “identity” should end at this verse. For non-Christians, it’s meaningless noise. For Christians, it’s everything. We own nothing from our hair follicles to our toenails. Every drop of cytoplasm, every hormone, every spark of our synapses was paid […]

Roman 1:9 God, whom I serve with my whole heart in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you I can always tell when I’m slipping away from God with my whole heart because the tale-tale sign is I start to think of others less. Thinking of others is […]

Over the weekend long time friends of ours opened a new store in Atlanta for Bulgarian foods and souvenirs representing the Malincho brand. This 3,000 sqft. building in the heart of Atlanta is full of delicious Bulgarian foods; authentic cheeses, dry sausages and meat products, Bulgarian spices, imported fresh and pickled vegetables and much more […]

  Matthew 9:11 “And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?’”   The religious folk always speak up, don’t they? Their questions are always self-righteous. Their questions always have a built-in motivation to separate the Christ follower from the darkness. What if […]

I recently heard two very conflicting statements from pastors.  One pastor told me “I literally sit at my desk when I walk into my office and I have no idea what to do.”  The other pastor said, “There just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done.”  While you may not be able […]