“I call on you, O God, for you will answer me, give ear to me and hear my prayer.” (Psalms 6:9) Many of us have already heard the joke about life’s three greatest lies. You know: I’m from Washington and I’m here to help; the check is in the mail; and, I’m praying for you. While we laugh at the humor that lurks behind those words, we are embarrassed to admit that few of us rarely live up to the promise: “I’m praying for you”. Now, don’t get […]

“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord, a day is like a thousand years, and thousand years are like a day.” (II Peter 3:8) I was listening to a friend recently who came very close to winning a promotion. His disappointment was understandable, but as he shared his frustration, he also read some verses from the Book of Romans that comforted him. “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we […]

“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these’.” (Matthew 19:14) I remember that day like it was yesterday. It was a cold January day, 38 years ago. And while I was only in the second grade, I knew a lot more about what was going on than they thought I did. As I looked across the school playground, I saw one of my mama’s best friends talking to my teacher. I just […]

“Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them…” (Matthew 5:1-2) Most Christians don’t realize that the Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount actually lasted for several days. That’s because many of us only associate the Beatitudes with the Sermon of the Mount. The truth is Jesus spent the better part of a week encouraging and instructing believers about other equally important issues like witnessing, obedience, prophecy, anger, lust, divorce, integrity, retaliation, […]