“Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15) Several years ago while living out of the area, my wife and I drove up and spent the weekend with her parents. A couple they were good friends with came over to visit and show off their new Cadillac. Now this is a good Christian couple, tithers, who have worked hard all their lives and planned well for their retirement. Since they had […]

“Let us come before him with Thanksgiving.” (Psalm 95:2) Satan has a stronghold on Thanksgiving. Have you noticed? Retail merchants don’t play it up anymore like they did when I was a kid. They skip right by Thanksgiving and go straight from Halloween to Christmas. In fact, most of them don’t even close on Thanksgiving Thursday, denying their own employees the opportunity to pause and reflect on the blessings of life. There’s simply too much money to be made on Christmas for them to stop and acknowledge Thanksgiving. […]

“And you are also among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.” (Romans 1:6) I remember a testimony from a lady in my church years ago. She confessed to having a nervous breakdown and was so stressed out that she couldn’t remember her own name. Ultimately, it was her faith that brought her through. “I may not have known my name,” she exclaimed, “but Jesus did.” I thought about her story and realized the comfort that comes from knowing that we belong to Christ. For many, […]

“For their vine is of the vine of Sodom and of the fields of Gomorrah.” (Deuteronomy 32:32) Do you remember the story? God brought judgment on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. In fact, Genesis 19:24 says, “Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah.” Interestingly, God promised Abraham that he would not destroy the Sodom and Gomorrah if just ten righteous people could be found living there. Apparently that didn’t happen because two angels later said to Abraham’s nephew, Lot, “Have you anyone else […]