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And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over them. And there were about four hundred men with him.  1 Samuel 22;2 In 1 Samuel 21, David was running away from King Saul. When he was trying to hide his identity her ran to King… Read More »

 Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves.   Matthew 14:24 Yesterday I heard Andrew Womack say, ” when the disciples were on the sea in the storm, you know the circumstances in the boat weren’t much better than the ones outside… Read More »

Benaiah was the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds. He had killed two lion-like heroes of Moab. He also had gone down and killed a lion in the midst of a pit on a snowy day.  2 Samuel 23:20 NKJV Another day with unpredicted measurable snow I thought… Read More »

We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.    2 Corinthians 10:4-5 With all this cold weather and the nuisance… Read More »

I will meditate on Your precepts     and keep my eyes on Your ways.  Psalm 119:15 MEV I was reading an article the other day that said the average attention span of an adult is 8.25 seconds! Now that may seem shocking to you, but it should make us sad, because the average attention span of… Read More »

 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”  John 3:16 This past Sunday we were reminded of what has been done for us through the love of God. And through giving us His one… Read More »

Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will]… Read More »

God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.  1 Corinthians 1:30 NLT For the fifth year in a row I am doing the Wisdom Challenge with Pedro Adao,… Read More »

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so God can heal you. When a believing person prays, great things happen. 17 Elijah was a human being just like us. He prayed that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years! 18 Then Elijah prayed again,… Read More »

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted,     and he saves those whose spirits have been crushed.  Psalm 34:18 NCV Most of us have seen the horrendous pictures and images of the California wild fires. The drought, low humidity and the Santa Ana winds have worked together with fire at several locations to burn paths of destruction and… Read More »