Imagine That

Imagination is an important part of faith. If you can conceive it in your mind, then you will begin to believe it. When you believe it in your heart, you will confess it and receive it. You must be able to visualize the promise of God in your mind’s eye. While it is true that “we walk by faith and not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7), you must remember that this biblical truth is referring to physical sight and physical senses. You must walk according to the promise of God bu

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Getting Your Life Back

Many people feel as though life is happening to them—pushed, pulled, and pressured by circumstances, people, and emotions. But God never designed His children to live powerless or controlled. Scripture tells us that God “takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant” (Psalm 35:27), and that includes your peace, your direction, and your ability to make godly choices. Getting your life back begins with one truth: God has given you the authority to take responsibility for y

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Freedom Always Comes With a Price

As we celebrate Independence Day, our hearts are filled with gratitude for the incredible freedoms we enjoy as Americans. We are blessed to live in a nation where we can gather for worship without fear, openly carry a Bible, proclaim the Gospel, and raise our families in the knowledge of God. These are blessings that countless people around the world can only dream of experiencing.

Our freedom did not come without a cost. Throughout our nation's history, brave men and women

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A Lifestyle of Praise and Worship

For many believers, praise and worship are something we do on Sunday mornings. We sing a few songs before the preaching, raise our hands, and then move on with the rest of the week. But according to Scripture, praise and worship were never meant to be confined to a church service. God intends for them to become a way of life.

David declared in Psalm 34:1, “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Notice he did not say occasionally, o

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Honoring Our Fathers

“The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.”  (Proverbs 20:7)

Father’s Day is a special time to honor the men who helped shape our lives. But honoring our fathers doesn’t mean pretending they were flawless. Some fathers carried emotional wounds. Some had physical challenges. Some were strong in certain areas and weak in others. And yes, some fathers were difficult, distant, or even abusive.

Yet the Bible still instructs us to honor our fath

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Faith Forgives

Sooner or later, everyone will be hurt. Someone will say something they shouldn’t have said. Someone will disappoint us, betray us, or wound us deeply. Offenses are an unavoidable part of life. The question is not whether we will be hurt, but how we will respond when we are.

According to Scripture, followers of Jesus are called to forgive.

Ephesians 4:32 says, “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

Likewise, Coloss

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The Fire of God

Throughout Scripture, there is a theme that appears again and again—the fire of God. It is more than a symbol. It is the manifested presence, purity, and power of Almighty God. Hebrews 12:29 tells us, “Our God is a consuming fire,” echoing Moses’ words in Deuteronomy 4:24, “The LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.” There Moses uses the covenant name Yud‑Hey‑Vav‑Hey. God reveals Himself as holy fire.

When the Angel of the Lord appeared to Moses, He came in a fla

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My Trip to a Buddhist Temple

The Assignment

I was recently given an assignment to visit a Buddhist temple and monastery that is right here in Missouri. This was part of my classwork required by my graduate professor for our World Religions class. Each student was to visit and observe a non-Christian service of a major world religion and conduct an interview with a person—preferably a leader—who could represent their beliefs and practices. 

The Bondage of Religion and the Freedom in Christ

What I can shar

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Anxiety

     Isaiah 26:3 states: You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Anxiety has become the constant soundtrack playing in the background of many lives today. There was a time when humanity lived in fear of war, famine, and disease. Today, many fear the future, failure, and even silence. Anxiety sits with students during exams, with parents at work, and with patients in their hospital rooms. It can whisper fear into our hearts

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These Three Are One

Deuteronomy 6:4 declares, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one!” Woven throughout the Scriptures is a profound mystery—God is one, yet He repeatedly reveals plurality within His own divine being. This is an eternal truth, embedded from the opening lines of Genesis to the final pages of Revelation.

From the very first verse of the Bible, the Holy Spirit begins unveiling this reality. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The He

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The Honor God Built into Motherhood

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.”  Exodus 20:12

Mother’s Day is a special time because it gives us an opportunity to do something God told us to do every day—honor our mothers. In fact, honoring our parents is so important to God that He placed it in the Ten Commandments. “Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise: that it may be well with you and you may live

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Healing for the Brokenhearted

A broken heart is one of the deepest pains a human being can experience. It doesn’t show up on an X-ray, but it affects everything—your thoughts, your sleep, your confidence, your hope, even your sense of identity. People can walk past you and never know that something inside you has shattered. But God knows. And more importantly, God speaks directly to the brokenhearted with a message that is tender, strong, and full of promise.

The Bible does not minimize emotional pain.

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Too Anointed to Eat the Enemy's Lies

1 “The LORD is my Shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. 6 Surely

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Correcting the Myths About Heaven

For generations, people have formed their ideas about Heaven from movies, folklore, and sentimental artwork rather than Scripture. As a result, many believers carry misconceptions that rob them of the joy, anticipation, and confidence God intended us to have about our eternal home. The Bible paints a vivid, exciting, and deeply purposeful picture of Heaven—one that corrects the myths and reveals the truth about our future with God.

Myth #1: Heaven is boring—endless singing

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Power in Unity

I have been thinking a lot about unity since I recently attended a 3BI (Billye Brim Bible Institute) class entitled Outpourings, Revivals, and Awakenings. It was an excellent class, and I would highly recommend taking it online when it becomes available. 

In every move of God, there was repentance and prayer. One of the men we studied in depth was George Whitefield. He united the colonies during the 1700s, and he is responsible for the phrase “One Nation Under God.” 

There w

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