I think God is testing the church.  By that I mean He is strengthening us.  He’s calling upon us to be the people He desires for His church to be. You will remember that when Jesus fed that crowd of 5,000 men plus women and children, the gospel tells us that Jesus tested his followers by telling them to feed those people.  They could have and they should have looked to him and said, “Lord, you can do this.”  And so that’s the call of the church right now…to be the people who come to God and say, God we … Listen Now

I love what Chuck Swindoll always says.  That “God is not sometimes sovereign.  He is always sovereign.”  The challenge that awaits us is to not give in to despair…to not do foolish things, but to trust. The key question that we all need to be asking right now is, “What is God saying to us?”  I think He’s talking to the whole world.  I think He’s telling us that our priorities have gotten misplaced.   We need to dislodge those priorities and return to our heavenly Father.  I think He’s calling us back to Himself.  I do…I do. Is this a … Listen Now

I’m just checking in to make sure that you are feeding your faith more than you are feeding your fears. You know if you feed your faith, your fears will starve.  But if you feed your fears, your faith will.  So we have to make an intentional decision during this season of high anxiety and turbulence to encourage one another and to feed one another’s faith.  And also we need to take the initiative to feed our own faith. So I encourage you my friend, I encourage you.  Don’t give into despair.  Don’t give into anxiety.  We’re gonna get through … Listen Now

There is a story in the Bible about some men in a boat who were caught in the midst of a big storm. They are afraid for their lives. All hope seems lost. But then they call on Jesus who is in the boat with them. He answers their call and speaks peace to the storm. He calms the raging sea around them, and most importantly, the fear in their hearts. God wants to bring peace into the storms in our lives. He doesn’t want us living in fear or losing our hope. When the storm rages around us, we can find comfort knowing … Listen Now

In times like these, it is easy to let fear grip our hearts. Fear of sickness. Fear of lack. Fear of the unknown. But when fear and anxiety try to plague our every thought, we can remember this one important truth— God is with us.  He is with us. He is for us. He loves us. And he invites us to enter into his rest. We are not alone. When the storm rages, he offers us peace and refuge in the midst of it. He promises hope and strength to those who turn to him. What is God saying in this crisis? Among the … Listen Now

Everything is changing! Flight schedules are changing. The economy is changing.The school schedule is changing. Changes, everywhere. But what hasn’t changed? God’s love for us. The four most welcome words in the Bible are God is for us.  GOD is for us—  the unchanging Creator is FOR us. His love for us is constant and unchanging.  He’s not plotting to take us down. He wants to build us up. He hasn’t turned away from us.  He has turned toward us and is inviting us to run to him for peace and strength. Among all the changes in this season, find comfort in … Listen Now

Everything is being canceled. The NBA games. The NHL games. March Madness. Broadway plays. Flights. Cruises. Cancellations, everywhere! But can I tell you the one thing that has not and WILL not be canceled? God will never cancel his promise to take care of us. Do not interpret the presence of problems as the absence of God. God has promised, “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” He is with us. He is for us. He offers us peace in the face of uncertainty, and hope in exchange for heaviness. The question of this crisis is simply this, what is God … Listen Now

In this season, talk of shortages is everywhere we turn. A shortage of hospital beds. A shortage of supplies in the grocery stores. A shortage of the needed vaccine. A shortage of answers for the questions everyone is asking. But with all the talk of shortages, there is one thing of which we will never run short… We will never run short of God’s love.  He is with us. He loves us. He is strengthening us. And he is watching over us. When it feels like we don’t have what we need, God promises to provide for us. When it feels like things are falling … Listen Now

If anyone had a reason to be anxious it was the apostle Paul!  Envision an old man as he gazes out the window of a Roman prison. Half-blind, squinting just to read, and awaiting trial before the Roman emperor.  His future is as gloomy as his jail cell. Yet to read his words, you would think he’d just arrived at a Jamaican beach hotel.  His letter to the Philippians bears not a word of fear or complaint.  Not one!  Instead, he lifts his thanks to God and calls on his readers to do the same.  “Rejoice in the Lord always.  … Listen Now

It is not God’s will that you face every day with dread and trepidation!  I have a childhood memory that I cherish.   My father loved corn bread and buttermilk.  About ten o’clock each night he would meander into the kitchen and crumble a piece of corn bread into a glass of buttermilk, stand at the counter and drink it. Then he’d make the rounds to the front and back doors, checking the locks.  Once everything was secure, he would step into the bedroom I shared with my brother and say something like, “Everything is secure, boys. You can go to … Listen Now