WHATEVER

For the last 11yrs, one word has been voted the most annoying word in all of America, that word, “WHATEVER”. ‘Whatever’ narrowly beat out, “No offense, but….” to retain the title. I’d like to redeem that word along with the Apostle Paul: Finally, brothers, whatever is...

COURAGE UNDER FIRE

Courage is often associated with acts of bravery that go above and beyond our human experience, like pulling someone out of a burning car or jumping into the ocean to save someone from drowning. But courage sometimes doesn’t appear to be that heroic even though it...

LOVE IS PATIENT

Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times. Have you ever felt like...

THE ART OF LISTENING

God has given us two ears and only one tongue, someone has said, and this is a hint from God that we should listen more and talk less.  In scripture these words say it so clearly: “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: everyone should be quick to listen,...

Prodigal Father

“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before...

Gospel Yourself

22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of...