It’s supposed to be the latest and the greatest phone.  The technology is supposed to be the best ever.  Users are supposed to enjoy superior service and amazing advantages.  HOWEVER, there’s something seriously wrong when the people you are talking to cannot hear you or when the new fancy phone cuts off your call altogether and says, “Call failed.”  Frustrating!  This is…

It is fascinating (and, at times, frustrating) to observe young people today (teenagers, young adults and some children) walking across a street or walking down a street.  I would say that it is a weekly (if not multi-weekly) occurrence that I have to slow significantly and sometimes even come to a complete stop for individuals walking on the street (emphasis on “walking”…

What a concept!  In the book of Galatians, Paul makes repeated references to the sanctity of the Christian life, frequently using the word “crucified” to do it.  “I have been crucified with Christ…I live by faith…” (2:20).  “The works of the flesh are…those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.  But the fruit of the Spirit is…And those…

Did you ever have someone ask you (or even tell you) to stop singing because they didn’t like your singing?  Have you ever wondered what the people sitting near you in worship think of your singing?  One or both of these things may have happened to you.  But, what if it was God telling you to stop singing?  What if you wondered…

Do you remember those commercials from a few years back that asked, “How do you spell RELIEF?”  Of course, in a Spelling Bee, there is only one correct way to spell it, but what about in life?  What about in the Christian life?  How do you spell RELIEF? Maybe you spell it J-E-S-U-S, or F-O-R-G-I-V-E-N-E-S-S, or G-R-A-C-E, or M-E-R-C-Y, orS-A-L-V-A-T-I-O-N, or R-E-D-E-M-P-T-I-O-N,…

Of all of those Bible characters who fell from peaks of greatness to depths of shame, Solomon may not get enough notice.  The depths to which he fell, when “his wives turned his heart after other gods” (1 Kings 11:4-8), caused a major division in the kingdom of Israel.  But, the heights from which he fell were almost unparalleled (not talking about…