Sold Out

The state in which I live just got hit by a hurricane. The first communities to be hit were devastated by high winds. There was more to come. The storm then dropped record rainfall amounts on a major city and surrounding areas. Lives were lost. There was also a great deal of good. Ordinary people pitched in to help those less fortunate. Shelters opened their doors to take in those displaced by the storm. Supplies began to pour in from far away. Volunteers came in to offer their assistance. Some traveled many miles to just assist the less fortunate. But not everything...

A Good Word

Church, first and foremost, must be about worship. Beyond that, it is also a place where we become refreshed and renewed. It is when we leave church that the work really begins. After all, the “Great Commission” is still in effect. Matthew 28:18-20 (NET) - Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the...

God with Us

Genesis 12:1 (NET) - “Go out from your country, your relatives, and your father’s household to the land that I will show you. . God told Abraham to leave the familiar and step into the unknown. God did not even say exactly where this was. Rather, God said that He would “show” him. Abraham was no longer a young man when God gave him these instructions. How did Abraham respond? Genesis 12:4-5 (NET) - So Abram left, just as the Lord had told him to do, and Lot went with him. (Now Abram was 75 years old when he departed from Haran.)...