Below Surface

When surfing for truth, we face giant blocks. When an iceberg pokes it’s nose above the surface, we know that there is a wide base of hardened ice below. It is a titanic mistake to not adjust our course when we identify the dangerous tip ahead of us. We crash or steer clear. Many people…

Arrogance

Pride shows up in many ways as we read Scripture. Pride is NOT just a feeling of being superior. A show of arrogance is recognized, if we assume, or suggest that our own reasoning of the facts is the only way. We easily identify those who are self absorbed, or behave narcissistically and see their…

Sin in the Camp

The cost of sin is death! Yes, death to a relationship with our Holy God. Each sin is equal and each white lie separates us from the Glory of God. Taking the promise land required taking down the wall of Jericho. Joshua 6:18 “Don’t bring trouble and destruction by stealing.” Whenever a Christian does what…

AMOS

Eight hundred years before the birth of Jesus, God called a very busy man out of his field while he still had a shepherd’s crook in his hand. Although Amos was just a rugged worker and formally uneducated, he received divine training directly from God while tending a herd of sheep in the wild uplands…

Pray for More Fruit

Is my final destination determined by who I follow on social media, by who I trust, or who I call on in times of trouble? What voice am I listening to? TRUTH is CONSISTENT and today is the day, to examine my heart and mind while I still can. Who is governing my thoughts? The…

Jonah, a Minor Prophet

Jonah’s story is one that many can relate to because he ran from God. There is a bit of Jonah in each of us. Are you ok if GOD loves your enemies? Most people think of Jonah as a fisherman, but he was not. Jonah was actually a legendary statesman who worked in the court…

May Day Garden

MAY DAY, MAY DAY, MAY DAY! It is good for all of us to spend time rooting out weeds in the garden of our souls. Why? Because who we are and what we profess reveals our character to others and to our Creator. Do we seek to be known by the way we appear to…