Mark 16:17 – “And these signs shall follow them that believe”  For just a little while longer, I will have the privilege of driving my daughter to high school in the morning, when her regular ride is not available.  Ten minutes of her undivided, uninterrupted attention, just the two of us […] [READ MORE]

Hebrews 8:10 - "I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people"  When I was single, I got a lot of dinner invitations to people's homes, and I would always ask them, "What can I bring?".  Being that I wasn't the most domesticated bachelor, I […] [READ MORE]

Hebrews 2:14 - "Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;"  I read recently about a pit bull named Brooklyn who had […] [READ MORE]

Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean to your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight”.   Early this month, one of my favorite athletes, Tim Tebow, arrived at the New York Jets training camp […] [READ MORE]

Romans 4:5 (Amplified Bible) – “But to one who, not working [by the law], trusts (believes fully) in Him Who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (the standing acceptable to God).”  “My bad”.  Used to hear this a lot, but not as much anymore, guess it […] [READ MORE]

Matthew 6:22, 23 (Amplified Bible) – “The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is sound, your entire body will be full of light.  But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very light in you your […] [READ MORE]

Romans 8:37 - “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us”.   As a boxing fan, one of the most memorable championship fights in history was the famous “No Mas Fight” in November, 1980, which was the second fight between Sugar Ray Leonard and […] [READ MORE]

Proverbs 16:7 (Amplified Bible) "When a man's ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him".  I like golf.  Especially the final round of a tournament on a Sunday afternoon.  My favorite golfer, and one of my favorite athletes, is Tiger Woods.  I know, some […] [READ MORE]

Romans 12:2 (Amplified Bible) - "Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs] but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude]."  Certain times of the year, especially around the holidays […] [READ MORE]

Psalm 24:7 “Lift up your heads…that the King of glory may come in.”  David wrote in Psalm 40:12, “For innumerable evils have compassed me about; my iniquities have taken such hold on me that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head, and […] [READ MORE]

2 Corinthians 4:18 – “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen, for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal”.  Honey I Shrunk the Kids, a 1989 comedy about an inventor who accidentally […] [READ MORE]

Daniel 3:19 – “Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury and his face became distorted and full of rage, he commanded the furnace be heated seven times hotter.”  I’m at the drive-through at KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).  Instead of ordering the traditional or extra crispy chicken, I ordered the hot and spicy  […] [READ MORE]

Revelation 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock".  I heard a story today about a new pastor that was visiting the homes of his parishioners. At one house, it seemed obvious that someone was home, but no one answered the door as he continued to knock. So, this pastor […] [READ MORE]

Galatians 4:4 (Amplified Bible) - "But when the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman".  Being that we are in the middle of baseball season, you know that I'm going to have at least one (maybe two) E-messages on this sport that I love so […] [READ MORE]

Exodus 3:8 - "I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land into a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey…" Sweet Lord!  The Episcopal Bishop of New York recently welcomed […] [READ MORE]

Jeremiah 18:3 - "Then I went down to the potter's house, and behold, he was working at the wheel".    One day last week, I had worked a very full day and was truly looking forward to getting home.  I got in my car and started to drive out of the parking […] [READ MORE]

Matthew 8:9 (Amplified Version) “For I also am a man subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my slave, Do this, and he does it.”  Many years ago, I heard Joyce Meyer […] [READ MORE]

2 Chronicles 27:6 - "So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God."  One phrase that we hear a lot of in the 21st Century is "Rehab", most commonly associated with persons from all walks of life and all ages who are fighting addictions to drugs […] [READ MORE]

Hebrews 13:5 (The Message) - "…I'll never let you down, never walk off and leave you."  Please enjoy these excerpts from a tremendous book I read recently, Treasure Your Silent Years by Dale Bronner.  Let them minister to your spirit and soul.  When the Lord was silent for 400 years between the […] [READ MORE]

Jeremiah 29:10-11 says, "after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word to you…for I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for good and not evil".  It was a Thursday evening many years ago at my home church […] [READ MORE]

Philippians 2:13 "for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure."  We all have family members, friends, loved ones and people who we deeply care about in our lives. People who God has placed in our lives, entrusted in our care or […] [READ MORE]

"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. " 2 Corinthians 5:21 For many years I've heard, "I'm the healed that the enemy is trying to make sick", which is such a powerful truth  […] [READ MORE]

Colossians 3:15 (Amplified Bible) - "And let the peace [soul harmony which comes] from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds."  Sadly, my brother Robby went home to be with the Lord this past New Year's Eve  […] [READ MORE]

2 Corinthians 12:9 “…for My strength is made perfect in weakness”  Whether fasting is a normal part of your walk with the Lord, or something you haven’t really given much thought to, please consider these words from the book Rewards of Fasting by Mike Bickle and Dana Chandler…  Fasting is a call […] [READ MORE]