“When the experts in the law and the Pharisees saw that He [Jesus] was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard this, He said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician,
In our Scripture today we find ourselves in Abraham and Sarah’s story. Abraham (called Abram at this point) had already received God’s promise to give him an heir and descendants more numerous than the stars in the sky (Genesis 15:1-6). It was an unbelievable promise to make to a couple
Abraham, to me, is one of the greatest fathers of faith! Not because he did much, but because he dared to believe God would give him descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky when he did not have a child. How could he believe a God he did
I can remember how perplexed I was as a child when dear friends would leave the church or stray away from their faith. My life and family was a safe place to grow and thrive, and so I couldn’t imagine how life could test one’s faith. My childlike faith had
I once was a rebel. Stubborn. Hard-headed. Disobedient. One of the first things God began transforming after I was gifted with salvation was my rebellious nature. God truly had His work cut out for Him. After years of willful disobedience, through God’s grace, I committed to obeying and serving Him.
I love the character of the Lord. I am so thankful that He has revealed His character to us by His Spirit, through His Word. May we never forget what a blessing it is to know the heart of God intimately and personally. He is my God, and He is
Every day before nap, my daughter chooses one song to sing as I put her down. It’s fitting that today she picked the hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy.” As I’m sitting down to write a few thoughts on holiness, the lyrics are still floating through my mind: “Only Thou art holy;
One of the purposes of the Book of Acts is to give a defense of the spread of the Christian faith, while serving as a testimony of the work of God. This book, like every book of the Bible, calls readers to repent and believe in Jesus. In Chapter 3
As we waited for her brother to finish swim practice, my girl sat quietly as she listened to Billy Graham’s distinct voice and powerful words through old videos. The announcement of his death had flooded national news feeds and radio stations earlier that day, and she wanted to know who
As a little girl I loved wearing a fancy Easter dress, a hat with ribbons, and white shoes that made the “high heel” sound when I walked. I was more excited about those fancy clothes and Easter chocolates then I was about celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. I believed that