When I was a young man sitting in an adult Bible class, we discussed heaven and preparing for the day we die. I remember the teacher asking the class, “Could you say I am ready to die?” Someone commented that everyone should be asked that question, to which another responded, “You might not want to…

The Psalmist wrote in Psalm 4, “Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.” There is a famous hymn we sing called Hear Me When I Cry, and it was written by a man who sat in the corner…

In 1 Kings 12, we read about Rehoboam, Solomon’s son. After Solomon died, he became king of the southern kingdom after the nation was torn apart because of Solomon’s sin (1 Kings 1:43). Rehoboam was faced with a request when he first became king. The people wanted their workload lightened, and they promised to serve…

“God reserves for thee that which he is slow to give thee, that thou mayest learn to entertain a supreme desire and longing for it.”- Augustine. In Luke 18:1-5, Jesus uses a parable to teach us about prayer, “Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,…

How bad is too bad? How evil can a nation of people become before they are too far gone?  The beginning of the book of Isaiah describes the nation of Israel and how far they had gone from the God who called them out of Egypt and made them His people. The Holy Spirit, through…

The day is still vivid in my mind. I was in third grade when we were lined up after P.E. to get a drink at the water fountain. One of my classmates “skipped” the line and went toward the front. I yelled at him to stop skipping, which prompted the response of a raised middle…

My parents bakery was a dream of my dad’s. He went to culinary school, worked as an executive pastry chef for a while, but he wanted his own place. Big dreams like this don’t come true without sacrifices. My parents sacrificed money, time, and sleep to make this dream a reality. The building they purchased…

Maybe you’ve heard the phrase “a New York minute”, it has is origin in New York City describing the hectic pace of life in that city. Many use it to describe something that is short regarding time. “If we’re having chicken for supper, I’ll be there in a ‘New York minute.’”  I guess we could…

In the beginning, God never intended mankind to be alone. After Adam gave names to the animals that God made, he quickly realized there was not a match for him. While the birds of the air and the cattle of the field had mates, Adam did not. This was not an oversight on God’s part,…

To the church at Colossae, Paul is giving instruction about what it means to be a new person in Jesus Christ. It involves a change in the way that you treat others, “Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if…