God calls Abram from the land he knows, into the wilderness. In this unknown full of trials and troubles, God proclaims a miracle of freedom is coming. How did Abram stay faithful as he was walking into the unknown? How did he demonstrate his trust in...

One of the most important things mature Christian can do is to invest in the faith lives of younger generations, and to ensure that others will continue to share the Good News when we are gone. The relationship between Elijah and Elisha reminds us...

It is important for us to remember that things that happen in life may deplete us or leave us feeling discouraged. What are we to do when our lives feel like they are too much for us? Elijah’s experience teaches us about the importance of nurturing...

Powerful people can often lead people astray. We are called to stand against false prophets, idols and those who lead us to do things that are not pleasing to God. Speaking the truth with love is one of the great challenges of our Christian walks...

During Elijah’s early years as a prophet, God sent him to the Kerith Ravine and took him through a season where he couldn't depend on anything but God and God alone. God had to do something in Elijah before he could do something through him.

Our world is in desperate need of the kind of love Jesus demonstrated. We are commanded to love God, love our neighbor and even our enemies. Yet there are many people who wonder if anyone loves them. Love is necessity and if we can't learn to...

The isolation we have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic helped many of realize that we often take loving relationships with family and friends for granted. It may have even help us understand how lonely it must be for folks who are home bound...

We usually take breathing and air for granted. When we’re healthy, our lungs work even when we sleep. While we can live a few days or weeks without necessities like food and water, we can only live a few minutes without air to breath. The Bible...

Without water living things die, but there is a different kind of water that helps us to grow spiritually. Jesus called it living water. We often try hard to earn this living water like pulling a heavy bucket up from the bottom of a well, but when we...

Food is one of our basic needs, one that most of take for granted because we have food on our tables. The COVID-19 quarantines, closure of many food pantries, and shortage of some items on grocery store shelves helped raise our awareness of our need...