November 11, 2026 “Or suppose I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath on it with bloodshed to wipe out both people and animals from it. Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“they could not rescue...
November 4, 2026 “Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, and their prayer came into his holy dwelling place in heaven.” – 2 Chronicles 30:27 A couple of years ago I switched to a different primary care provider. Several things happened...
October 28, 2026 “A person’s steps are established by the Lord, and he takes pleasure in his way. Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, because the Lord supports him with his hand.” – Psalm 37:23-24 The high school my kids attend has one of the best marching bands...
October 21, 2026 “Watch! Be alert! For you don’t know when the time is coming.” – Mark 13:33 Last week I got the opportunity to hear Dr. Kevin Ezell speak. If you do not know, Kevin Ezell is the president of the North American Mission Board, one of the largest...
October 14, 2026 “Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.” – Galatians 6:9 Colorado has been experiencing a drought this year. Listening to the news, it sounded like it would be catastrophic. This concerned me because...
October 7, 2026 “But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up in him for eternal life.” – John 4:14 Everyone walks through this life “thirsty.” We...
September 30, 2026 Just as he neared the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town was also with her. When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her...
September 23, 2026 “Do not call everything a conspiracy that these people say is a conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not be terrified. You are to regard only the Lord of Armies as holy. Only he should be feared; only he should be held in awe.” –...
September 16, 2026 “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” – John 13:35 This past weekend we held our 21st annual Family Fun Day and Car Show. This has become one of my favorite events all year long. We have a car...
September 9, 2026 “Do everything without grumbling and arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world, by holding firm to the word of life. Then I can boast...
September 2, 2026 “Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.” – Ecclesiastes 5:2 God loves to hear from us. Just like I love to hear...
“The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children.” – Romans 8:16 When someone shows up at my house for the first time, there is always some awkwardness. They will stand on the porch unless they are invited in. When I invite them in, they will stand...
August 19, 2026 “One who listens to life-giving rebukes will be at home among the wise.” – Proverbs 15:31 “Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke the wise, and he will love you. Instruct the wise, and he will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and...
August 12, 2026 “Oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments and untraceable his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? And who has ever given to God, that he should...
August 5, 2026 “For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.” – Romans 2:24 “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16...
July 29, 2026 “I will put this third through the fire; I will refine them as silver is refined and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord...
July 22, 2026 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This mystery is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church.” – Ephesians 5:31-32 On Saturday I had the incredible privilege of...
July 15, 2026 “They trust in their wealth and boast of their abundant riches. Yet these cannot redeem a person or pay his ransom to God – since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying.” – Psalm 49:6-8 Most people spend the vast majority of...
July 8, 2026 “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed. Since all these things are to...
July 1, 2026 “Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are his…He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.” – Job 12:13, 23 In a few days we will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. This “experiment” that the...
June 24, 2026 “Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve others, as good stewards of the varied grace of God. If anyone speaks, let it be as one who speaks God’s words; if anyone serves, let it be from the strength God provides, so that...
June 17, 2026 “The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—whom should I dread?” – Psalm 27:1 On Monday my son and I were working in the shop. He has a 1995 Mustang that sat for many years, and we...
June 10, 2026 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me. If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather...
June 3, 2026 “The Lord your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be able to destroy them all at once; otherwise, the wild animals will become too numerous for you.” – Deuteronomy 7:22 “Patience is a virtue.” I remember my mom telling...
May 27, 2026 “But will God indeed live on earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain you, much less this temple I have built.” – 1 Kings 8:27 Part of our humanity is our desire to understand things…to fully wrap our mind around something. This is one of the...
May 20, 2026 “As (Jesus) approached and saw the city, he wept for it, saying, ‘If you knew this day what would bring peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.’” – Luke 19:41-42 My grandfather passed away last week. He was my hero in so many ways. He touched...
May 13, 2026 “Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come on all who live on the face of the whole earth.” – Luke 21:34-35...
May 6, 2026 “So I said to you: Don’t be terrified or afraid of them! The Lord your God who goes before you will fight for you, just as you saw him do for you in Egypt. And you saw in the wilderness how the Lord your God carried...
April 29, 2026 “Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you. Tie them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard with God and people.” – Proverbs 3:3-4 What would you think of a man who is loyal to his...
April 22, 2026 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many troops for me to hand the Midianites over to them, or else Israel might elevate themselves over me and say, ‘I saved myself.’” – Judges 7:2 No one likes to be weak. No one likes to be sick....
