Names are important to us. We become identified through our name. People mention your name and they identify who you are. They see you, the way you look, the color of your hair, [though that may change] what you are known for, and many other characteristics. The Bible is full […]
Somewhere along my journey of life, I learned I like to read. I was not yet in my teen years, but in the evenings, I would jump on my old bike and go to the Carnegie Public library. My reading was mostly adventure. There was a certain feeling of fulfillment […]
If there were 12 of us sitting around in your living room, and we were discussing relationships, how would you classify the level of the people you relate to? Who would be at the top of your priority list of people that surround you? If this question were to come […]
Isolation is a word that we are familiar with today. The world we live in tends to put us on the defensive and we isolate ourselves, either with others in the camp or we isolate with our own feelings and thoughts, fearful of exposing who I am or what I believe. This […]
The Biblical account of the life of Jesus intrigues me. If Jesus is the Son of God, and what the angel Gabriel said to Mary is true, what was the early life of Jesus like? We know Mary and Joseph journeyed to Bethlehem by order of the Roman Emperor. We […]
January is a difficult month for many to work through. It so happens to be one of the longest months of the year, and usually one the coldest. However, that is not all. There is such a huge build-up to the Holidays. So many special events are planned, with friends […]
A good question to ask this time of year is “what is the commodity that I have traded my life for in this past year”. View the next 24 hours as medium of exchange. During the 24 hours I am spending life just as I spend dollars. I can quantify […]
The Bible is full of great stories. Especially in the Old Testament. These men of faith led lives that contain so much that I can learn from. As I read their stories, my imagination kicks into high gear and I find myself wanting more details. Where detail is lacking, my […]
It does not take much intelligence for me to look out into our world today and discover that there is a lot of confusion. There is controversy over which way to go. There is conflicting information. There are power struggles as nations compete to become the best and to buy the power of influence. […]
In Genesis 12, we meet a man by the name of Abraham. He was known at that time as a Chaldean, but we know his birthplace today as Iraq. God gives to this man two very significant promises that we know today as the Abrahamic Covenant. The first part of the covenant states that […]