Better Blessings

Slavery is at an all time high in human history. Never before have more people been enslaved to others. It is interesting that this is happening in conjunction with a period of unequalled wealth and wellbeing for the human race. Today we are living longer and fewer people are in poverty than ever be

Contentment is not being content with what one has. Contentment is being content with what one needs. People need very little when compared to what the world promotes for contentment. By worldly standards, a person cannot be content without a particular new car. There can be no contentmen

The disciples in Tyre urged Paul not to go to Jerusalem. The book of Acts indicates that their urging was “ Through the Spirit. ” The Apostle Paul was on his way to Jerusalem, and nothing could stop him - not even urging from the Spirit of God. Paul’s traveling companions also tried to dissuade him.

The nineteenth chapter of Acts gives an account of Paul's time in the city of Ephesus . By all measures, Paul’s first missionary journey to this ancient Greek city was a great success. That is, all measures except the response from the religious Jews and Greek merchants. While they tried to stop

This entry is a homily given at my son’s wedding. Two wonderful people were wed that day, and the Holy Spirit had a special message for them:

What lesson is to be learned? Well, let’s take a look. The brethren of the early church met in counsel in Jerusalem. There was stuff to decide. Of the greatest concern was what they would do about the Gentiles coming to faith in Jesus Christ. God was moving among the nations, exactly as He said He

At the beginning of the fifty-seventh chapter of his prophetic book, Isaiah brings an accusation against the people of Israel. The Old Testament prophet addresses the people’s lack of attention to what was happening around them. Isaiah's writings occurred as the northern kingdom, Israel, was taken i

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16, NIV) When Scripture instructs us to be careful, it is something to pay close attention to; our Scripture tells us to be very careful. Extra care nee

Throughout history, there have been promise bearers - individuals whose faithfulness and devotion to God are used by God to bring forth a promise or a covenant. Jesus is the most significant of promise bearers who have walked the earth. He bore the promise of salvation and reconciled fallen creation

Chapter Thirteen of the book of Acts gives the account of a meeting between two men. One of the men, Saul, also known as Paul the Apostle , had previously been blinded by God. The other man, Elymas, also known as Bar-Jesus , a sorcerer in the employ of Sergius Paulus , the Roman proconsul of

Can we all agree that no church does it exactly right? By “it” I mean the weekly service, worship, preaching, community outreach, and so on. By “exactly right,” I mean perfectly as God intends it to be done. And by “church” I mean… Well, that is what this article is about, so let’s jump into it. Wh

Cornelius was a Roman centurion , a soldier within the Italian Regiment . He lived in Caesarea, in the province of Palestine, within the Roman Empire. Cornelius lived during and just after the time of Jesus Christ’s ministry on earth. Being from the region where Jesus lived and ministered, it is l

The king of Babylon had plans for Daniel. His highness intended to appoint the young Jewish man as an administrator over the satraps , or provincial governors, in a portion of the kingdom. The satraps were not in favor of Daniel’s appointment because he was a Jew and because Daniel’s “ exceptional

Peter denied Christ . The story is well known. Before the rooster could crow in the morning, Peter, the rock, had denied being with Jesus to three separate people at three separate times. It was likely the lowest point in Peter’s life and certainly the lowest point of his physical journey of faith i

The book of Acts chapter nine contains an account of the death of a follower of Jesus Christ named Tabitha (Dorcas in Greek) from the city of Joppa . Tabitha was an active servant of God. She was " always doing good and helping the poor. " But one day, Tabitha got sick. This illne

Recently Charlie Sheen worked with Netflix on a raw and penetrating documentary. The two part series walks the viewer through the many ups and downs in the actor’s life. The film showed how Mr. Sheen’s propensity to turn successes into self destructive occasions put his loved ones through a lot of

There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.