John 1:40-42New International Version (NIV)40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the...

Acts 15:39-40New International Version (NIV)39 They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, 40 but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.Life can be full of detours....

James 3:6 (NKJV) And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. God has blessed and gifted me in an array of areas. One of His...

Have you ever been blamed for something you didn’t do?  Its not a good feeling.  In fact, we hear stories fairly frequently of people wrongly imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.  Can there be a worse injustice?  When things don’t go our way, when we are late,...

Like when I first got married, I knew I was supposed to "leave my parents and cleve to my wife" but I had a really good dad.  What is my relationship with him supposed to look like?  I knew I shouldn't talk about marriage problems or struggles I had with Johna, but...

In my last ministry position I had leadership of a post-high ministry haphazardly tacked onto my job description. We had around six young adults that met regularly in my basement for a time of conversation, food, and Bible study. They ate the food provided, ate food...

Luke 5:5New International Version (NIV)5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”In the early stages in Peter's life we see two men in conflict within one body. Simon was the...