The Bread We Really Need
August 28, 2025In John 6:34 the crowd said to Jesus, “Sir, always give us this bread.” They were thinking of the bread that fills the stomach, but Jesus was pointing to something greater—the Bread of Life that fills the soul. Every day we hunger—not just for food, but for love, for peace, for security, for meaning. We…
A Christian Message on Prayer
February 21, 2025Prayer is a personal conversation with God, the Creator of all things, who loves you deeply. But are we ever taught how to pray – I wasn’t. But scripture shows that this may have been an issue even in Jesus day. In Luke 11, the disciples come to Jesus and request, “Lord, teach us to…
Trusting God Through Spiritual Opposition
September 23, 2024Have you ever felt like just when you step out in faith, things seem to push back against you? You’re not alone. The Bible is full of stories where men and women faced resistance right after following God’s lead. It’s in those moments of challenge that we are reminded: when we are on the right…
It’s OK to Ask God for What We Need
May 28, 2024I have a friend who is struggling with the need to make substantial life changes, but finds a lack of courage to face these needs alone. In trying to help, I find myself also in desperate need, so this message is meant to be given for all of us. We are never alone with God…
Prayer for the Departed: A Perspective Across Christian Denominations.
May 17, 2024I have been struggling with a concept that I wanted to write about. While ordained into the Pentecostal church, I find myself these days, to be very much non-denominational. I wrote about this in March with a post “What Does it Mean to be Non-Denominational” in which I give differentiations between many of the denominations.…
Are you a Sheep or a Goat?
October 22, 2023“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, but the…
Misguided Appreciation
October 5, 2023I had wanted to title this message “there is such a thing as a stupid question”, but I decided that would be disrespectful. The following passage is from The Message, which is not so much of a translation but a paraphrasing or interpretation of scripture into modern English. It was authored by Eugene H. Peterson…