God is a Promise Keeper: “Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.” – Deuteronomy 7:9 (NIV) In the journey of faith, one of the most comforting truths is that God…

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. -Revelation 2:4     What or who is your first love?  The perfect Sunday School answer is Jesus.  Of course, that is right, but is it truth in your life? Which Jesus do you love?  Most of the church world loves…

After the fall in Garden of Eden, we were without hope.  Shame and disgrace and a painful death awaited us.  God engaging with us showed us a temporary fix through sacrifice and then put us out of the garden.  The sacrifices were wholly inadequate to remove our sins.  The same sacrifices became part of most…

I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.                     -John 10:10b    We do not wake up one day and suddenly experience all that God has for us like some sort of magical elixir.  When I was young, we typically took vacations the old-fashioned way, riding in a…