Last week, as we took a look at Ezra 5, we were able to see such a clear demonstration of the kindness and love of God. The people had grown stagnant and dissatisfied with life because of their neglect of
It can be tough on a boy growing up in a home where one parent loves the Lord with all their heart and the other is antagonistic towards anything to do with God. Mixed messages from those closest to us
It comes at us even though we have no desire for it. It is no respecter of age, race, nationality, economic status, or gender. It comes as frequently to the followers of Jesus as it does to those who proudly
I’ve got a question for all of us this morning. If you were going to rebuild a community that had seen its better days; a rundown, dilapidated community, where would you begin? What would you do? Where do you even
Juan and Maria Luisa met when they were in 3rd grade playing on the streets of Reynosa, Mexico. Things just clicked, they started dating as teenagers, and they fell in love. Eventually the young couple got married and began their
It had been a long journey for the people of Jerusalem to the strange land of Babylon. The long, three-month, 1,000 mile journey seemed like forever. Now, many years later, everything was about to change. Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon
There are verses, stories, and books of the Bible that are very familiar to the followers of Jesus. As a child you may have attended Vacation Bible School or Sunday School and heard John 3:16: “For God so loved the
For the past two weeks we have been studying the twelfth chapter of Hebrews and learning how we can run the race of faith. The writer of Hebrews has used the illustration of a runner to teach us that we
Last week we began our study of Hebrews 12:1-3. The writer of Hebrews used the illustration of a runner to teach us how important it is for us to lay aside everything that will slow us down in the race
Connie and I were out on a hike one day while we were on vacation when she asked me, “What do you think is the biggest reason people turn away from God?” I thought about it for a minute since
