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Same Kind of Different As Me

Ron Hall was a successful art dealer. He traveled internationally and bought and sold art that was worth millions of dollars. He was at the peak of his professional career, but his professional success led him to neglect his marriage and his personal life tanked. His...

From Broken to a Breakthrough

The movie “Breakthrough” was appropriately titled because John Smith and his friends fell through the ice, and John was subsequently submerged under water for 15 minutes and went without a pulse for an entire hour. However, even though the title, “Breakthrough” refers...

How Far Will You Go?

As I reflected on the story of Abraham’s radical obedience to God in his willingness to sacrifice his son, Isaac, even more surprising to me was Isaac’s willingness to allow his dad to sacrifice him. Scholars believe Isaac was 18 to 33 years of age at this...

Hey Dad, What Will Your Kids Remember?

Genesis 22:1-14 1  Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2  Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a...

What Pentecost Means

We read in Acts 2:1-4-1  When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2  Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3  They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that...

From Temptation to Triumph

1 Corinthians 10:13-No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. I Corinthians 10:13...