Checkmate

There is a famous 19th-century oil painting by Frederich August Moritz Retzsch known as “The Chess Player”, but would later be referred to as “Checkmate”. In the painting, we see a devilish man scheming and plotting while his youthful opponent is perplexed-stuck! The...

AT THE GAME BUT NOT IN IT

Long time NY Mets fan, Rafael Diaz had the privilege of seeing the first ever ‘no-hitter’ thrown in Mets history. It was June 1, 2012. Met’s ace Johan Santana was on the mound to face off against the St. Louis Cardinals. Santana was dominant throughout the game....

Look

“Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.” Isaiah 45:22 I recently heard a story from pastor, author, and speaker Megan Fate Marshman. Megan shares about her now-deceased husband Randy. He was a skilled surgeon, who...

RIP THE ROOF OFF

1 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic...

Remembering 9/11 and the Cross

It was sometime in September of 2001, Pastor Ron Lewis received a word from the Lord as he flew out over Manhattan with the smoldering ashes of what once were the twin towers still in view, “Out of these ashes, I’ll build a great church”. You see, our story is a story...