We have received grace upon grace from our Lord Jesus Christ, and He is our everlasting reservoir that we draw from to give grace in our family relationships. If we were to draw on our own strength in...  Read More

If Jesus is beautiful, so is His Bride. If our Head is our “One Thing,” His Body is closely united. Love flows down from Him, so does His beauty.David, in Psalm 27, longed to gaze at the beauty of the...  Read More

 During a disagreement early in our marriage, I once yelled across the room at my wife, “You need to submit to me!” I had the verses to prove it, but, in my immaturity, I saw it as a law more than gra...  Read More

How futile it would be for a man to salt the icy church parking lot using a small kitchen funnel. As the salt slowly trickled out and eventually clogged, the man would freeze, and the parking lot woul...  Read More

What if Jesus was really Lord of all, and all things were under His feet, and He was far above all powers, rulers, dominions, and every name? What difference should this make in our lives?It is probab...  Read More

“O LORD, you have searched me and known me!” Psalm 139:1 There is a deep desire in the human heart to be searched and known. Yet, in the busy, self-focused world we live in, so few take the time to kn...  Read More

In our study of Psalm 1, we find that believers are blessed—or fulfilled—when they avoid bad influences (verse 1) and delight and meditate on God's Word (verse 2). More than commands of what to avoid ...  Read More

In Sunday’s study we looked at Jesus' direction for us going into prayer. In Matthew 6:9–10, especially verse 10, He directs us to pray for the Lord’s kingdom and will to be done. This clear direction...  Read More

I was chewing on the goodness of God in the Bread of Life Sunday after church and realized I couldn’t chew. Since late last week, a tooth I had recently received a filling in began to ache, and the pa...  Read More

Often, we run across articles critical of the local church. In this day of high-powered online ministries, the church can seem out of date. However, feeling like family is something you cannot produce...  Read More

Last Sunday we journeyed through Matthew 6:25–34 and 1 Peter 5:7, learning our Lord’s direction for relief of our anxieties. Two words: cast and seek! First is cast from 1 Peter 5:7: “Cast your cares ...  Read More

Prayer is one of those vital aspects of the Christian life that we all agree on; but we wrestle, not with its importance but with how to allow it to really get a foothold in our daily lives. It is the...  Read More