The Good Life

Good Friday – the Day Christ Died Christianity can not be compared with any other world religion! No other faith system –Islam, Hindui...

The Judgment Scripture doesn’t let us off the hook! Over and over the Bible speaks about the judgment. The return of the Lord will usher...

Standing on the Promises A favorite old hymn is titled “Standing on the Promises”. We sing it sometimes but do we know what promises God...

The Stern Law of Love How do we miss it? What causes us to overlook the obvious? The commandment to love one another is a serious assig...

As A Hen Gathers Her Chicks “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often ha...

Should Churches be as Friendly as a Bar? An article in this months’ Christianity Today caught my eye. The title is, “Should churches be...

Are You Hiding in the Secret Place? “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Th...

The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 Jesus told his followers many stories or parables; and the parable of the “Good Samaritan” was one of ...

Either Wrap Yourself in the Comforter or Do It Alone and Worry – Which One Will it Be? We Christians have it all. We don’t act like w...

Two Fasts – the One that Pleases God and the One that Doesn’t---Isaiah 58 The 58th chapter of Isaiah begins almost immediately by des...

Draw Near to God and He will Draw Near to You James 4:8 reads, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” Nothing complicated abo...

Self-Improvement Follies The other day, I made a visit to our local mall-based, chain bookstore. During my search for the book I wanted...

Out with the Old and On with the New “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he/she is a new creation: old things have passed away: behold,...

The Shortest Day of the Year Today, December 21st is the shortest day of the calendar year. This is the day in the year because of the ...

The Christmas Star For more than a thousand years people have wondered about the star that led the magi to Bethlehem. Many proposals ha...

Prepare the Way of the Lord For many centuries the nation of Israel had been waiting for their promised Messiah. Prophets had foretold the S...

Psalms 1 – Just Two Kinds of People It’s all laid out before you in black and white. The very first Psalm paints two graphic pictures: one ...

The Beatitudes If you walk into any bookstore today you will find whole sections of the store containing books written about how to succeed ...