Moving from Pressure to Peace

As a Christian, there is a strength that flows from our inner man that can overpower any enemy that comes against us. The source of that power is the Holy Spirit and the power is activated by faith in the Father. When I was a boy, I remember watching my mom cook with a pressure

Your Children Will Tell on You

Let me give you the definition of a patient man. A patient man walks and talks the same way all the time. He walks like God and he talks like God. When you are in church and look around the auditorium, depending on the size of your church, you may see 25 or 2,500 people.

God’s Gifts Are Grounded in Joy

Everyone has times when they like to sit back and think about all the things going on around them. Sometimes it’s really hard to find the time, but when those times do come along, I find them very refreshing. Last week I had one of those times. I took a cup of hot apple cider

Don’t Let Circumstances Affect Your Joy

“Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation” (2 Corinthians 7:4). The apostle Paul talks here about joy in a way that sounds impossible to attain, but a little later on he tells us why,

Supernatural Peace

Right now the world is in bad shape. We hear of riots, wars, rapes, gang warfare, corruption in our government, election fraud, the pandemic, and rampant sin. Recently, one of the most watched television programs was an actual murder case. It’s sad, but the world has nothing better to offer. That’s the world. As Christians,

Let Your Light Shine

“The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14). As a pastor, I have had many dedicated Christians ask me how they can influence a lost family member or friend to become

Did Jesus Smile?

Several years ago, I was the worship leader at a church. I loved it! To lead people in worship was a joy and I always tried to present myself as a joyful leader. It’s easy when you love to worship Jesus. Joy is almost automatic. After church one Sunday, my wife and I were eating