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During Christ’s crucifixion Luke tells the story of two criminals that were crucified at the same time as Jesus. One of the criminals saw Jesus as a fake and sarcastically asked Him to prove He was the Messiah by coming down off of the cross. The other criminal did not see... Read More →

When apostle John writes to Gaius in 3 John he gives him the best compliment a Christian could ever receive: It gave me great joy when some believers came and testified about your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it (3 John 3) I can think of no... Read More →

In the beginning of Psalms 23 it says the Lord is my Shepherd, I lack nothing.  Ever since I was a young boy of 10 Jesus has been my Shepherd.  I have always strived to make Him the Lord of my life (Romans 10:9) by asking Him to guide each of my footsteps (Psalms 119:33).  The... Read More →

King Saul from the Old Testament is often remembered only for having been the king who unsuccessfully tried to kill king David – “the man after God’s heart.” What we often forget is that Saul was a great king for the first 15 years! It was only after Saul... Read More →

Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are not to show favoritism within the house of God. People with similar personality characteristics to that of your own are easy to love. Sharing similar interest in music, sports or theology makes it easy to love and “hang out” with... Read More →

James Chapter 1 James tells the believer to consider it pure joy when going through various trials. When things don’t go our way we often throw ourselves a pity party. We become angry, bitter, resentful or scared of the predicament that we are facing. We see trials as... Read More →

Imagine after spending nine years in missionary work being asked by God to leave your ministry area to go to a place where persecution and then prison are guaranteed!  Instead of being concerned of his own welfare Paul was genuinely concerned for the leaders of the church at... Read More →