TODAY’S READING: Ephesians 4:17-24
I am fascinated by heart transplants. It is hard to imagine that doctors can take out a heart that isn’t working right and replace it with a different heart. There were 2,016 heart transplants performed in the United States in 2004 and 2,057 in 2003. As of July 15, 2005, the one-year [...]

TODAY’S READING: Matthew 13:1-9,18-23
This is quite possibly one of the most convicting parables Jesus tells. Although just about everything Jesus says challenges me, there is something about this lesson.
As I look at the four different types of soil Jesus speaks of, I unfortunately see more of the first three in my life than the last [...]

TODAY’S READING: Mark 6:30-52
Have you ever looked at the disciples and wondered why they never got it? Here they are walking with JESUS! They are spending every day next to the Son of God. They sit and listen to Him teach. They see Him perform miracles. They watch His conflicts with the religious leaders. But [...]

TODAY’S READING: Hebrews 3:5-19
There are some things about sin that are just plain fun. Let’s be honest. If sin wasn’t so fun at times would it really be so appealing? But that is the problem. It is fun “at times.” More specifically, it is fun at the moment we are in it. Unfortunately, sin has [...]

TODAY’S READING: Leviticus 26:40-45
Disobedience has consequences. As God spoke to the people of Isreal through Moses, these were his final words. After outlining his commands to the people, God wanted them to be sure of two things.
Disobedience has consequences.
Obedience offers rewards.
Today we live under a different but similar agreement with God. You may wonder…different but [...]

TODAY’S READING: 1 Corinthians 9:17-27
I think we all live in this struggle between inadequacy and pride. There are times when I think there is no way on earth I deserve to have the love of God and I should not be a representative of Jesus. Other times I start feeling really good about myself and [...]

TODAY’S READING: 2 Timothy 3:1-5
You know what really scares me when I read this passage? It reminds me of our culture today. It almost feels like Paul was able to watch an evening of American television in 2006. And while I may find it hard to believe, there have been many people like this for [...]

TODAY’S READING: 2 Peter 1:3-11
Have you ever been in a car that is driving in a rainstorm or a snowstorm? I would imagine all of us have been. But how many of us have been in that situation when the windshield wipers don’t work? Now that is a whole different situation.
What Peter writes about here [...]

TODAY’S READING: 1 Peter 1:13-25
Imagine someone came to you and told you that your house was going to be demolished. But since that was going to happen, you were offered a house that was ten times bigger. If your bedroom is 12×12 now, it will be 35×35 in the new house. Your kitchen might be [...]

TODAY’S READING: Titus 2:1-15
Do you ever wonder why so many people struggle with self-control? Well, I think the answer is pretty simple. Self-control is hard work. It doesn’t just happen. It takes training. It takes encouragement. It takes dedication. All of those things demand sacrifice and effort.
I have tremendous respect for Jerry Rice as an [...]