WHAT REALLY MATTERS

I remember when Jan and I drove through the modern city of Philippi, Greece. It was not the ancient city depicted in Scripture. I had to pause for a moment and remember it was a modern city to the people of the day when Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians. What...

REMINDERS OF GOD’S LOVE

One of the most powerful things we can discover in this life is the reminders of God’s love expressed through the people who love us. Those reminders link us to our history and encourage us to do for others what that reminder gave to us. In 1951, during the...

THE SOUND OF GOD’S DELIVERANCE

Yesterday, I heard sirens blaring from across town. When I hear a distant siren, I pray for God’s mercy to appear before the police or ambulance arrives. The sound of a siren has another effect on me. As a cop when I encountered a dangerous situation that required...

SEEDS OF PROMISE

Every promise of God has a heavenly storehouse of provision backing up what has been promised. Because of that stored provision, we can declare what God has promised with greater confidence. Haggai the prophet wrote, “I am giving you a promise now while the seed is...

FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT

Yesterday, I met with a young pastor who leads a local congregation. If one studied our conversation they would discover a single and repeated thread in our time together – the faithfulness of God. I was reminded of something the psalmist said, “O God, you have taught...