I remember one of my early basketball coaches teaching the team how to play on-the-ball defense.  In addition to taking a low, wide stance on the balls of our feet and shuffling from side-to-side, he taught us where to look.  He told us not to look at the player’s head or his feet, because a head fake or stutter step would leave…

I am finding it increasingly difficult to trust what we were led to believe were our national stalwarts of truth—the news and the government. The media seems to have an agenda, reporting the news with a twist. Government is just a numbers game and is run as though it were a major corporation. They say, “Vote for a difference!” Yet, it is…

The words of Jesus have never had more meaning. “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand” (Matt. 12:25). Those who fully understand the impact of the Lord’s words can see that the clouds which are all around us are just a foretaste of the coming storm. Our nation is…

The following story appeared in the local news this week:  “A Jack Russell terrier is recovering after being thrown from the Blue Heron Bridge.  The dog is in stable, but serious condition.  The person taken into custody is described as a juvenile.”  Another news source reported: “A girl [was] seen throwing a dog off the Blue Heron bridge…BJ, the 8-year-old Jack Russell…

As one thumbs through thousands of years of human history in the Bible, there are moments where certain events parallel or repeat. Some of these were prophesied to do so. For example God told Moses that He would “raise up a prophet…like you and put My words in His mouth” (Deut. 18:18).  Similarly there is a parallel with a lesser known Melchizedek…

It is so difficult for us to imagine the following events happening. Think about a boxer who had thrashed his opponent in every round and is far ahead on the scoring cards of all the judges, then he refuses to fight the last round. Think about a marathon runner who has spent years in training for the Olympics and is far ahead…

[Young adults who were at the recent devo, please pardon the repetition contained herein.  Some of your peers asked that it be published for more folks to “hear.”] Everyone today talks about how busy they are.  It is so easy to get caught up in the “here and now” that we forget to look down the road (especially in our spiritual lives)…

There are many who rant against religion—organized religion, more specifically. The common theme is the desire to have a relationship with Jesus and believe in Him without all the rules, rituals and regulations that traditionally go along with being affiliated with a church. Those who think this way are quick to cry “hypocrisy” and abandon the established system. To them what they…