Angels on Assignment

The first generation of believers did not think it unusual or strange to talk about angels or their ministry on Earth. Only when people were so taken with angels in an unhealthy way that diminished the Lordship of Jesus Christ was a correction needed. The existence...

When It Seems Like All Hope Is Lost

God does His greatest work when it seems like all hope is lost. In a hopeless place, no human effort can accomplish the impossible.  When a child seems so lost that a parent finally gives up all hope of a joyful reunion or when a financial situation has so collapsed...

The Tide is Turning

A subtle shift in thinking is taking place. People are waking up and seeing their reality from a new and different perspective. Those who at first saw the restrictions of our government as reasonable and even defended their implementation now realize a change of...

The Cost of Living a Godly Life

Perhaps it is because I am now living in my 7th decade of life that I listen more intently to the older ones who went before me to know how to navigate the last season of my life. This morning, I was reading II Timothy. This letter from Paul was written from a Roman...

Defining Fringe Elements

Most of us have heard the phrase “fringe element.” Typically, those words are used negatively, describing a group of people outside the mainstream. Not all who are on the fringe are negative. Jesus and first-century believers were called a sect, a fringe element of...