Patience is one of those character traits that everyone values and wants to have, but no one likes to have to use. There's a joke that you should never pray for patience because God will give you situ...  Read More

Last week I was preparing for an epic hunting and fishing trip in Wyoming with old buddies. As I prepared for the trip, I anticipated good times with old friends, the stalking and eventual harvest of ...  Read More

Commitment - the state or quality of being dedicated to a causeChrist committed His life to His Father.Jesus stated in John 8:29….For I do always those things that please Him.Christ has also made a co...  Read More

What does it mean to be justified? Essentially, it means to be made right. To move from a place of guilt and sin to a place of RIGHTeousness. We were, we are, in the wrong, and God has taken the steps...  Read More

Repentance is a change of mind that results in a seeking of the Lord with all your heart. The concept of repentance is not new to the New Testament. In 2 Chronicles 7:14, God told King Solomon that “i...  Read More

John 15:10-11. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you,...  Read More

Wisdom is valuable and elusive, but what is it? Is it just combined experience and knowledge resulting in understanding such that it leads to living a successful life? In a worldly sense, that definit...  Read More

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control; against such things there is no law. -- Galatians 5:22-23For God gave us a Spi...  Read More

We often consider praise and worship as the same thing. And yes they are related concepts, but they differ. Praise is focused on what God has done for us—it’s about thanksgiving, gratitude, and apprec...  Read More

Fruit salad!It's delicious, right? Who doesn't love a great fruit salad? (If you don't, just pretend that you do for now.) What makes fruit salad so fantastic is the mix of fruit. It's not a just a bo...  Read More

Love my neighbor? Who is my neighbor? Are they the people that live on each side of me? Or in my tight circle of friends? The answer is yes.......and EVERYONE else!We are called to love & love uncondi...  Read More

The meaning of benevolence is the “disposition to do good; kindliness; any act of kindness.” This is one of the things that God has always required of His people. Leviticus 19:9-10 tells us “When you ...  Read More