“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The...  Read More

Today’s blog post is adapted from the January 4th, 2022 post.Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better res...  Read More

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your tho...  Read More

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destr...  Read More

“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him.” (John 3:36)The Bible is full of hard sayings, and perhaps none is harder ...  Read More

Today’s Pulse article is adapted from the December 10th, 2019 Pulse.“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” (Romans 12:15)As a preacher, I often quote from C.S. Lewis, because, w...  Read More

“God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)I  have mentioned before in this blog the incredible book of Puritan prayers known as The V...  Read More

“I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24)It is probably impossible to truly understand the motivations and desires that operate within us at any given time as we go about our daily lif...  Read More

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”...  Read More

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others...  Read More

“Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with...  Read More

“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? Wh...  Read More

“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain”(1 Corinthians 15:58)O...  Read More

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.” (Luke 16:10)The Apostle Paul spent a great deal of ...  Read More

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4)In the recovery movement, step 4 is daunting yet potentially life-altering one: “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory o...  Read More

“We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you.” (2 Chronicles 20:12)In 2 Chronicles 20, we read a story of an army from Edom that was attacking Judah, the southern kingdom of Israel, and its k...  Read More

“I have food to eat that you know nothing about… my food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.” (John 4:32,34)I still remember one of the lessons I taught to the NewLife Junior ...  Read More

Today’s Pulse article is by guest writer Joe Barone, and is entitled “What, Me worry?”Worry. It’s a word that brings to mind skipped meals, knotted stomachs, cold sweats and sleepless nights. Worry is...  Read More

Today’s Pulse article is written by one of the missionaries our church supports, although names and specific info is being withheld for safety purposes. “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid....  Read More

Today’s Pulse article is adapted from the December 5th, 2017 Pulse. “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-- of whom I am the wor...  Read More

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. T...  Read More

Today’s Pulse is adapted from the October 20th, 2015 Pulse.“Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in hea...  Read More

“Jesus wept.” (John 11:35)Yesterday I had the privilege of leading the memorial service for Elizabeth Wong, mother of Alan Wong, mother-in-law of Evelyn, and grandmother of Tyler, Christian and Kaylee...  Read More

“Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a...  Read More