Matthew 5:14 New International Version (NIV) 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. This actually could be Part 2 from my last Monday's devotional. Jesus is telling the crowd and his disciples to be both salt and light. If you, up...

1 Timothy 6:1,2 (ESV) 1 Let all who are under a yoke as bond servants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. 2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are...

I seem to be running out of fuel lately, both in the literal and figurative sense.  This past week, I was gifted a tiller that ‘doesn’t work’ and the issue seems to be no fuel getting from the tank to the carburetor, as with a little gas, it fires up just fine.  I had...

Have you ever had someone go out of their way to make your life miserable?  Like they have an agenda to embarrass and shame you infront of people. Then we play out what we wish we could do to them or we have these fake conversations in out head with them.  We tear...

As Christians we often see service in terms of what programs and ministries we are involved in. We serve when we volunteer in Sunday School, help on a work project, go on a mission trip, etc. Having served on church staffs for over a decade I am guilty of sometimes...

Matthew 5:13 New International Version (NIV) Salt and Light 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. We are currently...

I encourage all men to look at a summer calendar and make plans. Set specific dates for family outings, date nights, and fun things. Catch a ballgame, get out in God's creation, or go to the county and state fairs. Set the calendar and make the plans happen. Strength...