1 John: Light & Life – Introduction
Looking back at the New Testament churches, we can falsely assume those were the good old days. Brave saints traveled throughout the known world preaching the gospel, and people from all nationalities and all walks of life came to know the Savior. To study the birth and growth of the Church in Acts is to […]
Psalm 141
Talk about a saint who experienced his share of hostility. That was David. Even though God had dethroned the inept, egotistical, power-hungry Saul, and replaced him with the young, unproven, but humble shepherd from Bethlehem, Saul didn’t go quietly into the political night. No, he looked for every opportunity to either eliminate his political opposition, […]
Psalm 106 – Part 1
The young lady we’ll call Tracy stood out as one of the leaders of my first youth pastoral position in San Diego. She was smart, funny, perceptive, cared for people, and in love with Jesus Christ. For her, promise and hope for a great life lived for God with maximum impact on others seemed like […]
Psalm 51 – Part 2
The young bride-to-be had a credit card problem. During our last counseling session prior the wedding, I discovered she, at twenty-seven years old, had a minimum payment on her Visa card for $720. You read that right. After I explained to her and her groom how to strategically eliminate this massive debt, she looked at […]
Psalm 51 – Part 1
Much spiritual wisdom can be gained by studying the flora and fauna around us. Take, for instance, a tree I trimmed as a gardener years ago. Outwardly, the tree exhibited life and health. Internally, however, the evidence could not have been more contrary. Cutting my way through a large vibrant branch with a sharp, many-toothed […]
Psalm 37 – Part 2
Prior to his martyrdom at the hands of Caesar Nero, Paul wrote about what Christians should expect prior to the return of Christ at the Second Advent at the close of the seven-year tribulation: 1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, 2 […]
Psalm 2 – Part 2
What in the world is going on geo-politically in our world? Are not the nations in a state of upheaval like never seen before? Everywhere you look there is no peace, as opposing parties do almost anything to either maintain power or to seize power. Hezbollah and Hamas fight to the death to obliterate Israel. […]
