In Psalm 116, the Psalmist poses the question, "What shall I render unto the Lord, for all of His [goodness] towards me?" We are still attempting to answer that question today, and any of us are struggling. I grew up hearing that, "You can't beat God giving." If that's true, then why am I trying to give God anything? We are also taught that God gave up His only begotten son, so that we might have everlasting life. "Pastor, does God want me to act like Abraham and sacrifice on

In Philippians 3, Paul writes that he, wants to know Christ, "...in the power of His resurrection". Well, exactly what does that mean? How do we get to know our Savior...and in the power of such an event? Well, to begin, with we will have to know Jesus in the pain of his suffering. Holy Week, or Passion Week, as some refer to the seven days between Palm Sunday and Resurrection Sunday, takes Jesus on an intense rollercoaster of human emotions. He is celebrated, angered by the

The month of March is filled with "swift transition". The weather is in the process of changing. We leave for work in the morning and the temperature is freezing cold, but by the time we get off from work and get home, on the same day, the temperature is is in the 60's or 70's and the sun is shining bright. For sports fans, March is the time of year that the NCAA Basketball tournament occurs. It is a single elimination contest, so if a team loses, regardless of their record a

When Momma was dying from Ovarian Cancer, she went through a period in which she was not allowed to have any food given by mouth. She...

There's a song that states, "If I never see another day, If I never see a smiling face If I never breathe another breath, or take another...