For centuries Christians all over the world have celebrate the Advent season leading up to Christmas.  Advent means arrival, appearing, coming and anticipates the coming of Christ to a stable in Bethlehem.  In the midst of all the business this season, the celebrations, the shopping, the lights, the decorations, the parties, and all the other tinsel, trappings and trimmings; Advent offers a time o...  Read More

Luke 19:1-10 He entered Jericho and was passing through.  And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.  Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.  So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way.  When Jesus cam...  Read More

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead (Philippians 3:13).The world will tell you that the dominating influence in your life is your past. If you came from a difficult home life, that will determine the direction of your life. If your culture was treated unfairly, that wi...  Read More

"The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him." Psalms 28:7We have so much to be grateful for in this life, every single day. But reality is that sometimes constant life demands, battles, and worries give more room to defeat than to a heart of thanks. Or we forget, in the midst of busyness and pressure...  Read More

Many of our hearts have been touch by the civil unrest across the county this year.  The Church can never condone violence.  Yet, we are to be champions for racial and social justice.  Lives matter to God. Black lives matter to God.  (I need to pause and explain that the organization known as Black Lives Matters does not represent the core of Christian principles.  You can visit their website for ...  Read More

Psalm 95:1-11O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD, Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation.Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.For the LORD is a great God And a great King above all gods,In whose hand are the depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also.The sea is His, for it was He who made it, And His hands for...  Read More

But those who wait on the Lord, Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).At times you may feel so worn out and stressed that you are not sure you can take another step. You may seem to spend all your time running from crisis to crisis and to be constantly giving your time and energy to othe...  Read More

"I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; from where shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth." Psalm 121:1-2There's so much in this life we can start to feel anxious about, even when we know God's truth and believe that He;s in control. It can still be a daily battle in our hearts, in our minds.When we just keep looking all around us, we can easily get defeated. ...  Read More

Fall in the south is engrossed with football.   There is a fanatical following both on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons.  Real fans mark themselves with team colors.  I love the wonderful and bright UT ORANGE.  I wear it proudly on good days and bad (there seems to be more loosing days than wining days these days!).  It marks me.  You do not have wonder where I stand.  My colors are out there...  Read More

2 Timothy 2:8-13Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my gospel, for which I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal; but the word of God is not imprisoned.  For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.  It is a trustworthy s...  Read More

Now, Lord our God, save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord—You alone. Isaiah 37:20Isaiah was talking about God saving them from King Sennacherib, but it reminds me of our battle with Satan. We all have a testimony of how the Lord saved us and I would like to share one with you. Back in the 50's there was a well known radio host/comedian/song writ...  Read More

Psalm 102:3, 27"My days pass away like smoke…..But you are the same, and your years have no end."Times change.It's a brutal truth of life that time just never stands still.  Sometimes that's a good thing.  Time often can erase pain and traumatic memories.  Frequently, though, time changes places and people for the worse, until they become nothing more than fond memories, nostalgia, a conscious yea...  Read More