I grew up outside of Miami near a Coast Guard base. One of the guys in the neighborhood found out how to build a radio out of spare parts, alligator clips, copper wire and magnets. We scrounged throug...  Read More

Luke 11:11-13 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give ...  Read More

Revelation 3:20“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” This may be one of the most misquoted...  Read More

Acts 8:26-40Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an impo...  Read More

Read Colossians 3:5-17 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of Go...  Read More

Matthew 16:13-20 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and st...  Read More

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TALENTS, NATURAL ABILITIES, AND SPIRITUAL GIFTS? The bottom line is that all we have is from God, so in that sense they are all gifts from God. Scripture, however, appea...  Read More

DOES THE EXERCISE OF CERTAIN GIFTS MAKE A PERSON MORE SPIRITUAL? Scripture does not teach that gifts are a sign of spirituality or maturity. Immature or even worldly Christians may use gifts. The Cori...  Read More

John 13:1-17 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to ...  Read More

2 Corinthians 13:14 “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” Philippians 2:1-4 “Therefore if you have any encouragement fro...  Read More

Nehemiah 1:1–2:9 The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other me...  Read More

Have you ever “caught” a habit? Modern corporate culture exudes habits and as a result employees seem to all walk and talk similar to each other. Family culture creates habits. Clicks, gangs, and club...  Read More