A single word of encouragement can do more to bring change and improvement, and renewed joy and determination, than all the carping criticism ever uttered by those who sit safely in the stands of life, far from the arena.

Although we may be confident that the word of God is absolute truth, it can still be a lonely task to speak the truth to a society that has embraced postmodernism and has thus abandoned any notion of truth.

The setting sun was drawing another momentous day to a gentle close.

The candles were lighted in the upper room of the small boarding house on Market Street in Philadelphia…

As Americans, we gather for times to reflect and honor the lives of fallen men and women who served our nation, and we should do so with great gratitude. They fought and gave their lives for our freedom…

Yes, this year and last year have felt complex and scary sometimes. Yes, our environment in America feels combative and polarized. If we watch cable news at all…

It goes without saying that this past year has been difficult. Between the pandemic, lockdowns, political and social turmoil, it has been a trying time for us all…

This is our first lengthy Psalm where we won’t be able to go through it verse by verse, but we can pick out parts that we can really dig deep in to…

The Scarecrow was pretty smart.

He might have thought he didn’t have a brain, but he repeatedly made observations and reached conclusions quite to the contrary…

This is the Psalm that everyone knows, everyone recites by memory, and it is quoted at every funeral and memorial service in America…

When we are struggling with anxiety, fears, insecurities, and worry - the absolute worst thing we can do is to isolate ourselves…

2020 has been a peculiar year to say to the least.  On many occasions I have started a blog for our site but always have come to the same conclusion…

I absolutely adore Psalm 139. The words bring me to tears almost every time I read them.  I have quoted sections of this Psalm over and over again in my life as…

This is a short psalm, but in eight verses it describes the greatness of our God in a way that we can understand – in simplicity. Today in our post-modern world we are surrounded on every side by the “gods” of this world…

Last weekend I was exhausted. I collapsed. I just wanted to sleep FOREVER! I had worked all election cycle (two years) for a Member of Congress, running his campaign while simultaneously running…

We just went through the hardest year in most of our lives and now THIS - a Presidential election that seems as if it will never end.

We can be frustrated, depressed, or we can ask God what HE is up to…

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven…” (Matthew 5:3).

The only way to survive in politics and still LOVE Jesus is to be desperate for God - daily, weekly, moment by moment…

Faith does not require Christians to constantly grin or walk through life as though trouble did not exist, but when we can see a glimpse of something positive coming along with the trial, life grows a little more hopeful. For myself, if I never again hear the word, “coronavirus,” it will be too soon…

One of the unique qualities of the Christian religion is our view of problems. We believe bad stuff is real, yet we also accept it as hopeful for we trust our God has the power to draw good from bad…

When I was a teenager, God spoke to me through Psalm 118. It jumped off the page into my heart and I have returned to it in many seasons of life since then. Throughout high school and my years in Bible college, I used to say this was my “life Psalm”…