Every year in December, a group of people from our church go out and visit various nursing homes in the area to spread the joy of Christmas and Jesus Christ. It is such a wonderful time, as we have so much fun singing many of the classic songs they all know and love. Seeing their...
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Hebrews 11:1, 3 tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. This chapter continues by naming Abel,...
“You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:3 I didn’t want to go. I was tired and just wanted to kick back and forget the heaviness of life. I kicked off my shoes, flopped into my overstuffed chair, grabbed my phone and began to scroll through social media posts. I switched to the news sites, but...
Living in Philadelphia was quite the experience. Our children were city kids through and through, used to short walks to corner stores, the hum of traffic outside, and the glow of streetlights filling the night. Grass was rare, and if you found some, you made sure your sneakers didn’t get dirty. When we moved to...
I have heard it said many times that the “Church” was born on the day of Pentecost however this is not entirely true if we define the word “church” as it really should be. The word Church translated in the Greek is Ecclesia and means “called out ones” and is used to refer to any...
John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” Luke 3:16 As a young child, Robert Evans developed a close relationship with Jesus and...
“Therefore, go out from their midst and be separate from then, says the Lord…” II Cor. 6:17 Growing up in the sixties, I never remember Halloween being dark. It was fun dressing up, having parades at school, and coming home with bags full of candy. When we had young kids of my own, our church hosted...
Last year, God opened the door for me to start a Fellowship of Christian Athletes Bible Study after school at the public middle school where I teach. It was beyond what I expected, as we averaged over 30 students per week. There was a good mix of church going students and those who have never...
