We live in an incredible, almost over-whelming Information Age! Computers and continuous news programs have changed our lives. If you watch a film that is more than 25 years old you are not likely to see computers or cell phones,…
Are You “All In” for Christ As 2015 Begins?
It’s 2015! Amazing! It is typical at the beginning of a new year for people to make vows in areas of their lives they would like to change. I think this is a good thing…if it lasts! As I thought…
Stirring Up “First Love”!
Have you noticed how the exuberant love and passion you had for Christ when you first accepted Him tends to wane and grow cold? It seems to be our default key! For this to happen, we don’t have to do…
The “little” Or Hidden People!
This is the Christmas season and we rejoice in the birth of our Savior, The Lord Jesus Christ! I think it is safe to say it was the most significant event the world had ever seen! So who did God…
A Living God Of Miracles
This is a time of the year when we turn our hearts to Christmas and the miracle of God coming into our world as a baby.Does He still do miracles? A number of years ago in 1965, when I was…
Turning Crosses Into Crowns!
There is a conundrum in the Christian life; a seeming contradiction. It is this; Jesus can turn crosses into crowns! What does that mean? Peter talked about suffering grief in all kinds of trials ” so that your faith– of…
Defining Moments
Are you facing a defining moment? By that I mean a life-changing decision that will forever change you and set you on a different course. Decisions where you are at a cross roads, where you could go two possible ways;…
When I See The Blood I Will Pass Over You
We never know when a great crisis is going to hit, or a great deliverance either! A number of years ago, we took a number of young people camping and canoeing in Northern Michigan. We camped on my parents property…
Need A Refuge?
During our lifetime many of us have been caught up in very difficult situations that have seemed overwhelming to us. Perhaps it was the loss of a loved one, a huge financial loss or a debilitating disease. Seeing a child…
The Inn That Receives All !
In Luke 10:34 we get the wonderful story of the Good Samaritan. It tells us about a certain man who went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves who wounded him and left him half dead. A priest…