Do you need to get that bookworm friend and family member a Christmas gift, but not sure where to start? Do they like fiction, nonfiction, politics, fantasy, drama, or whatnot? Have no fear! I have got you covered with part one of my gift guide to help with your shopping. The Legend of Eydis by…
Fear. It is in abundance these days. There are so many things to make us afraid, but fear is the one emotion Christ warned us about. As a Christian, I often turn to the Bible to help me find inspiration when I feel fear. In no particular order, here are 10 Scriptures On Dealing With…
Christian apologist Lee Strobel teams-up with author Mark Mittelberg for The Unexpected Adventure: Taking Everyday Risks to Talk with People about Jesus, a daily devotional. From the synopsis on Amazon: When we seize opportunities to talk with others about Jesus, days that start out dull and tedious can quickly blossom into exciting escapades. Written for…
Courage. It is hard to come by these days. Often, it is mistaken as the absence of fear, but it is actually doing the right thing while being afraid. As a Christian, I often turn to the Bible to help me find inspiration when I feel I lack courage. In no particular order, here are…
James 1:2-4 – 2 Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing. (HCSB) I once heard a story about a sales associate at a small corner shop.…
Ephesians 2:10 New Living Translation (NLT) For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Some of the facts of this story have been changed to protect the innocent. I served as a media producer at a church back…
Matthew 11:28- “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.“ This is one of my favorite scriptures. It is one that is often overlooked or misquoted by well meaning people. Some people think that it is for when you die. When you ascend into Heaven, Jesus…
Many people are puzzled by the fact that I am a Christian. How can I put my faith in something that on the surface is just another religion that follows a great prophet, in Christianity’s case Jesus Christ? I do believe that Jesus is God, He is one with God the Father and Holy Spirit.…
I was looking for a new book at my local bookstore, as rare as those are becoming, and I came across the section that had Bible. Wow, there are so many choices. You want a King James Version Bible? How about New King James Version? NIV? ESV? HCSB? Philips? Man, it is not just the…
I am going to start with the most well known Bible verse in the United States of America. John 3:16- For God so loved the world that He gave His holy unique Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. This is a perfect example of grace. What is grace,…
Having a tough season because of sickness, economics, death, abandonment, or a crisis of faith is one of the hardest things a Christian can go through. I have been through them same as everyone. Thank goodness I had friends who provided me with some resources to help me through them. Here are my Top Christians Books…
I am proud & excited to announce that a devotional I wrote was recently published on youthministry.com, you can read it by clicking here!
Earlier this month, some dear friends of mine brought their baby to church on a Wednesday night. They asked for prayer for him because the doctors had examined him and found a tumor on his hip. They made an appointment to bring the baby back because the doctor told my friends that the tumor might…
In 2012, I brought you Top 20, in 2013 an updated list with an extra 5, and now, here is a good group of books to read for 2014. These will inspire you! Born To Create- Brought to you by the artist Theresa Dedmon, who is changing the landscape of creativity, this book explains the…
There was this couple who I want to call Old Man Winter and Old Lady Winter for the sake of protecting the innocent. While my family was pastoring in Arlington, Texas, there was this couple Mr. and Mrs. Winter. They were an older couple, but had only been married about a month when we met…
Let me tell you a story: As a pastor kid, sometimes I felt like I didn’t have any friends. I would have friends, but none that were super close that I could share things with. I mainly just had “hang out” friends. However, there was a man in our church who loved to build birdhouses…
John Chapter 20 (HCSB) 20 On the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we…
A Psalm of David
New author Elisabeth Andreassanen is an author I know well. I lived up the street from her in Redding, California. I had no idea that God had placed a book inside her heart, but I am not surprised. She is as creative as creative can be. What Do You Carry: A True Story tells Elisabeth’s…
This past Halloween, my church wanted to do something good for the community. We organized a Fall Festival like you would NOT believe. I wish I could take some of the credit, but my sister did most of the administrative stuff. We got fair food, free games, a local radio station to broadcast live, and…
This Halloween, I’ve seen superstition rise in my own personal attitude. I was shopping the other day and refused to walk under a ladder. I’ve been avoiding the number 13. I see all kinds of scary things come my way and I seem to be avoiding going around them. When I was a kid, I…
What does the Bible say about relationships? If you look at them in the Bible and in real life, they are extremely complicated. It does not matter whether you are a Christian or not. However, as I was studying I found three themes that they have in common. Good Company- I Corinthians 15:33– Bad company…
Do you struggle with thinking yourself a klutz? Maybe you think that you are not smart or not pretty. Could it be that someone told you that? Maybe someone a long time ago said one or all or more of these things. “You’re not pretty!” “You’ll never amount to anything!” “You have no talent!” “You’re…
Please enjoy this devotional about worship from my brother-in-law who is a Worship Leader. He is also my very first Guest Contributor! Being both a worship leader and being involved in worship for about eleven years now has given me the opportunity to observe worship from both these perspectives. I’ve been in services where I’ve…
Everyone has a talent or gift. It can be anything from being a CEO of a multibillion dollar company to being a pastor to a congregation of churchgoers. Don’t listen to the people who tell you that you have no talent. The Bible says everyone has a very important gift that needs to be used…
