Do you have a musical ear? Can you hear musical intricacies? Many people believe they are tone deaf just because they struggle to sing in tune. Having basic pitch discrimination skills could be a lack of musical training or perception. With proper training and practice, improvement in pitch recognition can be made. When we communicate,… Read More »

The “F” Word – Fear. Fear can be a powerful emotion if we allow it to take root. It may feel like protection, keeping us from doing things that may cause us harm, but real damage comes from the inaction that fear enables. How do we combat fear? With the Word! “Do not be anxious… Read More »

A Pharisee who was a lawyer asked Jesus this question: “Which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus answered this in Matthew 22:37-40. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is… Read More »

My Grandmother and I used to watch old reruns of I Love Lucy. In one episode, Lucy has moved to the country and decides to mow the lawn on a riding mower to prepare for a tulip contest. She inadvertently mows over her neighbors prize tulips. Lucy replaces the tulips with wax and while judges… Read More »

How often do we look for something that was right in view the entire time? Have you gone for a walk with a toddler? They notice everything and everything is interesting. The sky, planes, the sidewalk, rocks, bugs, a leaf. When we stop and take time to quiet the noise of everyday life, we create… Read More »

Pushing the envelope means testing limits, trying out new and often radical ideas. The expression comes originally from mathematics and engineering, where an envelope is a boundary or a set of lines described by various positions of a ladder sliding down a wall – forming an envelope. Sometimes, to follow Jesus is to be continuously… Read More »

Do you feel and experience the unconditional Love of God? Paul reveals in Ephesians that we are saved by grace through faith and not of ourselves. He also reveals that experiencing the love of God will fill us completely with all the fullness of God. If we aren’t experiencing the fullness of God in our… Read More »

Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).  Reflecting on the past year, were you happy at all times? Can you be happy at all times or is it circumstantial? For most Christians happiness is very conditional. True joy and happiness don’t come… Read More »

Christmas brings some of the greatest truths of the Gospel to light in public. In the fight against the de-Christianizing of our nation, we must continue to fight for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God intended for mankind to live in Him. As Acts 17:28 says, “In Him we live, and move, and have our… Read More »

Please pass the Salt: We are the salt of the earth. To provide the light and life of Jesus, we must get out of the salt shaker and start being salt and light (Matt. 5:13-14). Colossians 4:6 teaches, “Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know… Read More »