A few years ago, we took a mission trip to the mountains of Honduras and had a mini crusade in some of the small towns there. In one town a small crowd of about 100 people gathered in the city square to listen to Christian music. Following this, our speaker came and spoke about the …
Our heavenly Father loves to give His children gifts. Gifts are not something we earn or deserve but are given to us because God loves us so much. The Apostle Paul writes about the gift of faith. Ephesians 2:8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it …
The Bible is filled with people whose hearts were changed because they repented. Repentance is turning from your sin and turning toward God where our true hope is. The prophet Jonah preached a short message to the people of Nineveh the capital of Assyria and the people repented. Their hearts were changed. Jonah 3:4 On the …
Have you ever sung or listened to the hymn Amazing Grace? “Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that sav’d a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see.” The hymn was written in 1779 by John Newton about his conversion to Christianity. When he wrote it, …
Do you need forgiveness? Are you hopelessly carrying the baggage of sin that is so heavy you don’t know which way to go? If you are, you are not alone! We all need forgiveness because as Paul writes in Romans 3:23For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.[1] The Good news …
Ancient pagan gods were always thought of as far away. But what about our Lord and Savior? We receive the answer in John 1:14So the Word (Jesus) became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one …
Our family was visiting the World War I museum in Kansas City and watched the opening video. The uncertain times detailed in the video leading up to the war sounded strangely familiar. There was unrest surrounding the major powers of the world, which made for uncertain times. In today’s world we live in very uncertain …
After our oldest daughter spent nine weeks in seventh grade, we realized her school was having a very negative affect on her and our family. A once model child had taken a turn in the wrong direction and there was not another school for her to transfer to. My wife did not like the idea …
I tend to depend too much on myself instead of relying on God. I know I need to ask God to help me not to sin. When Adam and Eve fell into sin it was because they relied on their own strength, so they were easily manipulated by satan. Part of the Lord’s prayer is …
Have you ever been around a person who was the model of compassion and wished you could be more like that? If you have, you are not alone. “Compassion is a deep awareness of and sympathy for another’s suffering. Jesus is the model of compassion.”[1] No matter what your past has been, the good news …