“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” – James 1:2–4 When I am facing some

Thanksgiving is the time of year where we gather with family and friends eating our favorite meal, watching our favorite movies, and telling each other what we are thankful for. The Thanksgiving tradition has been celebrated in America since 1863 after former President Abraham Lincoln declared it a national holiday.

Do we have the authority to approach Satan? While it is popular to say we have power over Satan and can treat him like a weak bully, we should take counsel with the Word of God to see what our attitude and posture towards Satan should be. Peter speaks at

Can you imagine what it would be like if God and Jesus tell us “you did well, and you were good and loyal servants.” That would be the best compliment especially coming from our Creator and Savior. We want God to know that we will try to be loyal servants

The Bible prohibits us from doing ungodly things like lying, cheating and stealing. We cannot take something that is not ours because it would be stealing. There are even laws that limit our ability of free speech. Someone cannot go and yell “fire” if there is no fire. If they

You may have heard the saying, “God doesn’t call the equipped, He equips the called.” While this is not a verse in the Bible, it is a theme that runs throughout it. It is seen in Genesis from the beginning with Abram (Genesis 12:1). It is seen in

“Control yourselves and be careful! The devil, your enemy, goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to eat.” – 1 Peter 5:8 Sin is in us (1 John 1:8, Romans 3:23). We desire sin and Satan knows it and will do anything to convince us to

The biblical account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19:23-29 has long stood as a clear example of God’s judgement of homosexuality as sin. A recent narrative of those who would defend homosexuality biblically is to say that the sin of the cities was not

"Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners, and eats with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying … A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said

Have you ever seen someone make a trainwreck of their life and blame everyone but themselves? People are often wronged, manipulated and taken advantage of. In those cases, it is right for the person whose fault it is to take responsibility for their actions. But what about the person whose

This morning, I woke up with a cup of cappuccino. I have a cup of peanut butter flavored oatmeal waiting. It has been a very long time since I had to wonder where my next meal would come from. Air conditioning maintains my comfort continually, electric lights illumine the entire

I heard a story about Yogi Berra, the great catcher for the New York Yankees. He used to talk a lot of noise. I can appreciate that. When I played baseball, I was a catcher. One of the jobs of the catcher is to distract the batter. Part of my

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

As people of God, we are not alone. God knows our weakness to sin. Before becoming children of God, we were slaves to it (Romans 6:20). Sin used to have control in our lives. After we become a Christian, God gives us a gift that is the Holy Spirit

The book of Jonah is well-known because Jonah spent time in the belly of a fish for three days (Jonah 1:17). He wound up there as punishment for running from God because he did not want to preach to Nineveh (Jonah 1:1-3, 12). After the fish vomited Jonah