What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?   Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.   If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does...

Today I want to try something new...  Instead of reading my 500 word devotional, answer the closing question. John 13:34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.35 Your love for one another will...

For the past few weeks I've been writing about how God can, and does, do the impossible in our world (hence the series title). Today I want us to wrestle with a difficult topic: protection. I believe that God protects us in numerous ways. My family was in a roll-over...

Isaiah 45:8 New International Version (NIV) 8 “You heavens above, rain down my righteousness;     let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide,     let salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it;     I, the Lord, have created it. Have you ever...

"Whoever want to be great among you must be our servant," said Jesus, the greatest of servants. How are you expressing Christ's love through service?

Hebrews 9:14 (NASB) 'how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? '  Imagine you find yourself in a situation, a bad situation, one that...

Whether or not you ride a bicycle, if you live in Iowa, you have likely experienced RAGBRAI at some point.  When 10-15,000 bikes roll through a town, or along the countryside, it’s hard not to notice the largest bike tour in the world.  It’s not a race, though some...