“Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” - Mark 4:41bGripping the WheelTo this day, it ranks as one of the very worst storms I’ve encountered. At the time, my family lived in Greenwood, Mississippi, about an hour north of my in-law’s home...

"And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased." - Mark 1:11 Years ago, when D. James Kennedy’s Evangelism Explosion was a popular tool for sharing the good news of Jesus, the first question the evangelis...

"Hallowed be your name." - Matthew 6:9bWhen introduced to someone who has a unique name, you can't help but ask, "Where did you get your name?"What's the story?Sometimes, the story is funny. "My parents were watching this episode of Seinfeld…" Often,...

The English word iceberg is derived from the Dutch, ijsberg, which literally means ice mountain.Icebergs form when pieces of a glacier break off into the ocean to form frozen islands. Some are small, while others are enormous. Some are ...

For the past several decades, my family has spent two weeks every summer at my uncle's mountain cottage in Monteagle, TN. Totally for free. He won't even let me pay the cleaning fee. It's a kindness for which I am perpetually grateful....

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." - 2 Corinthians 12:9In contemporary Western society, we view weakness as an obstacle to overcome or a liability to avoid. Our flaws, struggles, and limitations are seen as de...

"Have mercy on me, O God." - Psalm 51:1There is one prayer that God always answers, “Yes!” It is a take it to the bank and cash it in request. But it's more than a request. If you have prayed this prayer, you know. It is a plea.David, th...

"...not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith."- Philippians 3:9In 2001, Georgia Tech head coach, George O’Leary, left the Yell...

"How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?"— Psalm 13:1Dear believer,Sometimes God feels distant. But we know He's not. Remember, the Hebrew name Emmanuel means "God is with us." Not just back then b...

“Be still and know that I am God.” - Psalm 146:10aDear believer,What was the first thing that ran through your mind as you woke this morning? For me, it was a list of things to do. Tasks to get done.Rather than stillness, most of our days call us to ...

"Once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy." -1 Peter 2:10bDear believer,You probably know that the ways of God's kingdom are counter to natural, fleshly, worldly ways. For example, Scripture tells us that the way to life is de...

"6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians...

"God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God." - 2 Corinthians 5:21Dear believer, Your acceptance by God as a forgiven, accepted, and dearly loved, adopted child rests solely, onl...

"1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand." - Romans 5:1-2aDear believer,By the regenerating gra...

Several years ago, the church I served changed insurance plans.As part of the process, I had to take a blood test to check my glucose and cholesterol levels. While my glucose was fine, the test revealed my cholesterol number was over 250.I was shocke...