The Life of Love

1 John 4 The apostle John wrote, "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love" (1 John 4:7, 8, New King James Version). Let's examine the life of love as described b

Why Give?

Deuteronomy 26:1-11 I've not always tithed. I confess it with shame. Even though I was a preacher, even though I knew the scriptures and had heard the testimonies of joyful givers, I wasn't giving like I should. I was afraid to give. It's a long story - how God used the circumstances of o

Who Was That Masked Man?

2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 "Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear when the Masked Rider of the Plains led the fight for law and justice in the early west! Hear the thundering hoof beats of the great horse Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again!" The Masked Man and h

The Great Reversal

Luke 6:17-26 The dictionary defines "irony" as "incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs." For example, a convict climbed under the hood of a truck and escaped from prison. Later he climbed out - only to find himself in the yard of another prison! That's irony! W

A Life Less Ordinary

1 Kings 19:19-21 I don't know whether Elisha knew Elijah or not. He'd surely heard of him. I imagine the whole country was talking about how Elijah had taken on Queen Jezebel and her 400 prophets. I'll bet there were lots of stories going around about Elijah. Nowadays, Elish

So You’re Not A Visionary

There it is again, that word. If I hear it again, I think I'm going to scream. The word is "vision," its kissin' cousin, "visionary." These are the modern mantras of leadership. A leader must be a visionary, a "vision caster." He must know where h