2 Timothy 3:1-5Just before I retired from the Air Force in 2010, we thought it would be fun to do one final family trip. It would culminate not only my Air Force career, but also our time living in Germany, and the last time before we would become empty nesters as our oldest graduated from high school that same year. We took a cruise that sailed out of Pisa, Italy, and would take us to Croatia, Gr...  Read More

Galatians 5:13I imagine we all spent time over the 4th of July weekend celebrating with friends and family. Maybe you even went to see fireworks, shot them off yourselves, and at the bare minimum, I know we all heard them when we were trying to sleep in the middle of the night. With all that being said, we spend a whole weekend celebrating the freedom we have by living in America. It is so easy to...  Read More

1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Last year, my Women's Bible Study group studied the book of Titus on Right Now Media by Chip Ingram. Chip opens the study with these words on the first video, “My excuse for not becoming a Christian was… Christians. They said ‘this’ but lived a different way. Our beliefs and behaviors need to tell the same story.” Whether we like it or not, people are watching us! When you ide...  Read More

Genesis 19:26 In Paul's letter to the Philippians, we see him instructing them not to look back but to keep their eyes fixed on the prize that is Jesus Christ. This reminds me of a story found in Genesis, where we see Lot and his wife. If you know it at all, you know that Lot's wife did look back even though the Lord commanded them not to.   In Genesis 19, we see two cities, Sodom and Gomorrah, th...  Read More

Philippians 3:17-4:1 When I was a kid, Michael Jordan was the best basketball player in the NBA. Nowadays, people want to say that LeBron James is the best. The debate will rage on forever as to who is the best of all time. I have my opinion, and so do you if you even care. As I think back to that time, almost every boy who loved basketball wanted to be like Michael Jordan. One thing that Jordan w...  Read More

Warnings are meant to be repeated! The Apostle Paul wanted the Philippians to understand that people were infiltrating the church that had a form of outward godliness, but on the inside, they were filled with selfish ambitions leading to all kinds of immorality. He saw these people as a threat to both the unity of the church and the advancement of the Gospel. We too must be on the “look out” for t...  Read More