Throughout the month of May, in addition to Mother's Day on May 14th, we will be exploring the Old Testament book of Habakkuk. Though rarely preached from, this short three-chapter book is full of struggles and questions, but also wisdom and...
On the day the Tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered it. But from evening until morning the cloud over the Tabernacle looked like a pillar of fire. This was the regular pattern—at night the cloud that covered the Tabernacle had the...
Waiting. Why is it so hard to wait? We get frustrated waiting too long for our food to cook. We get frustrated if we wait too long in a drive-thru. We get impatient waiting for the day we can graduate from school, or for the kick-off to the...
"The wicked die and disappear, but the family of the godly stands firm." (Proverbs 12:7, NLT) According to pastor and author, Chip Ingram “A dysfunctional family is that which is not operating according to its original design &ndash...
"Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him" (Genesis 2:18, NLT). At the beginning of time when GOD created humans in His image/likeness, there was a period when the...
"Those who wait for 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, NRSV) Rooted in Isaiah's prophecies to the nation of Israel in...
The ancient Greek philosopher, Plutarch, wrote: “Character is simply long habit continued.” If that is true, then character traits are simply the manifestations of a person's true character. Character traits can be either positive or...
Did Jesus ever lose his “temper?” You know, did he ever get angry and fly off the handle? Did he ever say anything in the heat of the moment that he regretted? Did he ever respond in a way that he felt ashamed...
preserve [pri-zurv] verb: To keep alive or in existence; make lasting. To keep safe from harm or injury; protect or spare, (Dictionary.com Unabridged. Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary. Random House, Inc...
Exodus 34:5-6 (NLT), “5 Then the LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh. 6 The LORD passed in front of Moses, calling out, “Yahweh! The LORD! The God of compassion and...