Her hands trembled. A sense of dread seemed to nail her to the seat in her car as a police officer approached her window. “Good day officer,” she mumbled. Removing his shades, the man looked her straight in the eyes, and gruffly asked, “Ma’am, what color was that traffic light you just went through?” Dana’s mind raced as she tried …
One second after you die is too late. Heaven is not our default destination. There needs to be a purposeful act on our part to be saved. You have got to be certain about this. Don’t take a chance with your soul. If you are not certain, you can be certain. God has given us a clear warning; there really …
The Bible, if it is what it purports to be, has a unique advantage over all other books: It was written by One who lives outside of our time and space, but the Author expressed it through the words and experiences of men and women who lived in our world. This gives it a unique, eternal perspective while remaining completely …
At the age of 17, something happened to Julia that changed her life forever. Julia was returning home from the mall with her friends when she suffered a disastrous car accident. The accident left her paralyzed in a wheelchair and with her jaw locked up so she couldn’t eat at all. They had to puree her food and feed her …
Everyone of importance in the Bible practiced fasting: Moses, David, Elijah, Esther, Daniel, Anna, Paul, Jesus, just to name a few. When Jesus taught on fasting, He would say “When you fast” not “If you fast”. He assumed that we would fast. We were created with fasting, think about it, if you sleep 8 hours a day, then you are …
January the beginning of the year and millions of people around the globe are hoping that the year will be better than the last. People are busy making a new list of their New Year’s resolutions, making self-promises that may last for a few days, or weeks and if you push it, maybe for a few months. The truth is …
Have you ever been to the mountains? Maybe as you were climbing one slope you thought the top was just over the next rise, only to find when you got there that there was another rise, and another, and another… Have you ever been deep sea diving or on a submarine exploring the great depths of the sea? Even if …
I want to highlight the power that is released through fasting. Daniel set his mind to humble himself before God through fasting (Daniel 10:12-13). God dispatched an angel the moment Daniel set his heart to humble himself, but there was a serious conflict in the spiritual realm. Spiritual forces that dominate physical kingdoms and territories did not want him to …
Does your heart have peace? Do you feel pain? Do you feel pleasure? Do you delight in His presence? Solomon said, “Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23) Life flows from the heart. Leadership flows from the heart. The Bible says that David was a shepherd who led his people with the integrity of his …
There is a natural fear which protects us from danger. There is also an unnatural fear which paralyzes us. It’s more than an emotion; it has spiritual forces behind it. And there is also a spiritual fear, the fear of God. Fear has a way of changing our focus from God to the problems around us. Fear can change our …
Life has sunshine and storms. Storms don’t last long, but they are real. Every storm in the Bible came to an end. There were three notable people in Scripture who went through the storm: Jonah, Jesus, and Paul. They each overcame the storm differently. Jonah threw himself overboard, and the storm stopped. Jesus spoke to the storm, and it ceased. …
It’s Good Friday as I write this, and if you don’t know Jesus personally, you might wonder what is so good about the crucifixion and death of Jesus on the cross? After all, an innocent guy was killed on this day 2,000 or so years ago by a huge miscarriage of justice. What could be good about that? A lot …
