Christians need to remind themselves each day that Christ's Return is imminent. 2 Peter 3: 4 They will say, "Where is this 'coming' He promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation."

Bitterness is faith's most formidable opponent. How faith, hope, and love conquer bitterness. Prayer of St. Francis.

True teaching is an essential part of any community that wants to grow. The same can be said for the Christian Church. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

What are the results of our work in the Lord? A surprising answer came to me from an African email. 1 Corinthians 9:1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord?

How a funeral became a blessing after a tragic plane crash. Psalm 145: 14 The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.

How the outpouring of the Spirit on a church in America can help a village in Guatemala. Isaiah 32:15 …till the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest.

Is love at first sight predestined by God? A tale from Scotland. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Prayer allows us to step back from our problems and let God step in to help us. Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

In these uncertain economic times, how can our Christian faith help us? 1 John 5: 4 …for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

Our government deplores torture against terrorists over here; but are our politicians willing to take a stand against China's continuing persecution of Christians? Deuteronomy 26:6 But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, putting us to hard labor.

Christ is our Liberator from our self-imposed prison walls. A tale from Scotland. Isaiah 61:1b He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners…

Instant communication is wonderful today, but what about intra-generational communication? Psalm 44: 1 We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago.

Preaching the Gospel is getting harder to do...in the Church, of all places! Acts 4:12 “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by whom we must be saved.”

Modern Biblical scholars are the real Bible Bashers of today. Acts 2:22 “Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.”

Sometimes when I offend and disappoint God, I wonder if He will ever forgive me.

Hosea 14:4      I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them.

Jude's remarks in the New Testament seem harsh and critical to Christian today, but does that make them unimportant or wrong? Jude 1:3 Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.

I love the Cross of Christ, but I hate what it did to Jesus.

Galatians 6:14           May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

How Christ applied grace to His betrayer.

Matthew 26:50a         Jesus replied, "Friend, do what you came for."

Psalm 138: How a rebel kept his faith in the midst of injustice and oppression.

Psalm 138:1    I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; before the "gods" I will sing your praise.

With the stockmarket hitting a 12 year low, where should we be investing our faith?

Isaiah 43:2        When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Heaven's Highway

This is one of those blessed verses that we all need to read and hear during uncertain times. Peter reminds us, in a cheerful way, about the grace of God and how He uses His divine power to sustain our needs.

2 Peter 1:3      His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

Taking out the garbage on cold winter nights can become an amazing experience.

Psalm 89:6      For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings?

The season of Advent is a special time for salvation...

Luke 3:6 And all mankind will see God's salvation.

What does it mean for God to be our Sovereign Lord?

Ezekiel 17:22 "'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will take a shoot from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

How could God let go of Jesus all of those Christmases ago?

Psalm 113:5, 6            Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?