Do You Want to be Pure??????

There’s something about the word “pure” that seems so unattainable. The dictionary gives these synonyms for the word: unmixed, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncontaminated, untainted, unstained, undefiled, untarnished, immaculate, unpolluted,...

What it means to be a servant…..

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very natureGod,    did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;  rather, he made himself nothing    by taking the very nature of a servant,   ...

Like a child……..

I noticed something this Fourth of July weekend. I’m not sure if what I noticed came more from the fact that my kids are growing up and not as “excited” about fireworks as they once were or more from the fact that I wasn’t really around any...

Paul’s Jesus-filled View of Captivity……

Most of the time when we hear of someone being sentenced to prison because of their faith in Christ, we do not respond with the words, “Praise God!” There is a natural instinct inside of us that cries out at the injustice. I am sure the people in Philippi...