“You have two ears and only one mouth, so you better spend twice as much time listening as you do speaking!” Those are words you’ve either said to your children, or heard from a parent or teacher. There is so much truth and wisdom in this, and it’s in God’s word.James 1:19-21 “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angr...  Read More

John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling place among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”GOD CAME TO US! Jesus, the WORD that became flesh, FULLY God, FULLY man, came to us, to show us the way and the truth. What power...  Read More

Here in John 8, we see the biggest "I Am" claim that Jesus makes. Technically if you look up the “I Am” statements of Jesus, this one doesn't pop up. We see seven other “I Am” statements from Jesus in the gospel of John. They are all incredible statements from Jesus. We get to see certain characteristics of him, as well as specific ways we can put our trust in him. We also see his divinity and att...  Read More

One of the hardest things to do is to retrain your mind. You can do something a certain way for so long that you have a hard time adjusting when things change. If you have seen the movie “Shawshank Redemption” one of the things it talks about is “institutionalization.” This is when people get so used to being in prison that they would rather stay in prison, because they know how to navigate within...  Read More

The Cambridge Dictionary defines “nominal”: in name or thought but not in fact or not as things really are. Therefore, a “nominal” Christian is someone who is Christian by name or thought only. Hence, they are not a LEGIT Christian. If we’ve ever been labeled as such, it’s a title that should force us to look into the mirror and make sure that’s not what we reflect. A nominal Christian is someone ...  Read More

Over the years I have watched people make a mess of their lives. Often, they think that if they can just have a certain relationship, a certain job, or a certain materialistic thing, they will be happy. I have seen people compromise on all of these things and more. I have also watched people make “decisions for Jesus” only to be later found to be superficial.On one occasion, there was a man who wa...  Read More