This week I am a guest writer at Destiny in Bloom. My contribution is called Seeing the Unseen. I would love for you to visit their site and check it out. There are a LOT of other great writers and posts to check out in their Archives while you are there. Do you think this post might benefit someone you know? If so, ...

It’s 7:30am and we’re just outside of Baton Rouge headed towards New Orleans. Ten of us are packed in a van on our way to New Smyrna Beach, FL for a week of vacation by way of Cafe Du Monde in Jackson Square. The anticipation of coffee and beignets is almost more than I can stand at this point. Nancy, me, ...

Isaiah 55:1-3 1 “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2 Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is ...

I was thirteen years old the first time I got on a roller coaster that looped upside down. I was terrified. There were many prior failed attempts. You know what I mean. I waited in line. I made it all the way to the moment of decision and at the last minute stepped into the car and right on through. It took some ...

The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. It was not a rare occurance for a Jewish man, deemed messianic by his followers, to be crucified at the hands of the Romans. Crucifixion, however, makes you dead. That’s usually the end of the story. But Jesus rose from the dead. No one seemed to anticipate this ...

John 12:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. In this verse is found one of the most significant truths in all of scripture. It seems counter-intuitive. Surely the path to life cannot lead through the grave. But it ...

Romans 8:15 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”(ESV) In this verse Paul is contrasting two ways we people relate to God: slaves and sons. Slaves relate to God as a master to be feared. Sons ...

One of the most well known stories from the gospels is the account of Jesus clearing the Temple. You can read about it in all four gospels: Matthew 21:12-13 Mark 11:15-18 Luke 19:45-48 John 2:13-17 Each similar account offers a different perspective. John’s account places the event nearer the beginning of ...

Ever have one of those moments where you catch a glimpse of something in your heart that’s just flat out ugly? Yesterday I was reading an argument online between two Christians. Both of them made some good points and some bad ones.  Additionally, they were both angry, personally attacked one another, and ...

I am posting a link to this article on marriage because IT IS ...