How many Christians have a daily check-list that might look like this? Walk for thirty minutes:  Check! Stay under calorie limit:  Check! Drink eight glasses of water:  Check! Take vitamins and supplements:  Check! Eat sufficient portions of fruits and vegetables:  Check! Brush teeth three times:  Check! Read and study the Bible for 20-30 minutes:  Uh, no.  I’ll do it tomorrow. Pray at…

There is a mentality among some in this world that I just do not understand.  It is reflected in those who create computer viruses, for the sole purpose of destroying files and creating chaos in the lives of computer users.  It was reflected this week when the church’s website was hacked.  And for what purpose?  Seemingly to just make life difficult for…

What an amazing story of the thirty-three miners in Chile being rescued after sixty-nine days of being trapped nearly one-half mile underground!  The events at this mine captured the hearts and attention of people from around the globe.  It is absolutely astounding that these men, who in normal circumstances a few years ago would have been left for dead, were “brought back…

“What can I do for Jesus?” This question must have been going through Mary’s mind in Mark 14.  Jesus was soon to die and be buried.  Could she stop it?  No.  Could she take His place?  No.  Could she provide a new tomb for His burial?  No.  If she couldn’t do anything big for Jesus, at this crucial time in His life,…

These passages below do indicate a miraculous act of God, but consider the acknowledgement of God’s presence and power.  Several times in the Old Testament, “the hand of the Lord” is said to have been destructive: “the hand of the Lord was against them” (Deut. 2:15); “died by the hand of the Lord” (Ex. 16:3); “the hand of the Lord was heavy…

A Christian leaves worship one Sunday and remarks to someone in the parking lot, “Boy, I sure didn’t get anything out of that this morning!  What was up with that worship!  It was so boring!”  A deacon gets upset with the elders and boisterously vents his frustrations to his wife on the way home, while the kids are in the back seat. …

Ok, this thought is too massive and too wonderful to fully grasp and appreciate.  For God’s children, the hand of the Lord is said to be over us (1 Pet. 5:6) and we can also fall into His hand (2 Sam. 24:14).  But, there’s more.  “The eyes of the Lord are upon” us, and His ears are unto our prayers (1 Pet.…

Sitting at the red light, I watched the tall grass swaying, the palm trees waving, and I even felt my van rocking a bit.  Looking at the other drivers around me, they did not seem to notice or be concerned at all.  I contemplated (but did not actually do it) asking the lady in the car next to me, “Why are those…