A couple of times I’ve caught myself thinking to myself, Wow, this is my life! Last week I was at a track meet with Central State and I was sitting next to one of the guys, watching the pole vault wondering how I got to this place. It’s not at all a bad thing. I [...]

SCRIPTURE:
Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if a war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.      – Exodus 1:10
OBSERVATION:
The new king of Egypt feared the Israelites were growing far too numerous. It’s interesting that he says, “IF a war breaks [...]

SCRIPTURE:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  ~ Galatians 5:22-23
OBSERVATION:
The second half of Galatians 5 talks about life by the Spirit. We are in constant battle between doing what our flesh wants and what our spirit wants. Paul said it best in Romans, “I do [...]

SCRIPTURE:
Who is like the Lord our God, the one who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?  ~Psalm 113:5-6
OBSERVATION:
When I think about kings and peasants, I envision a huge chasm between the two. So much separates the and in fact, the king is on high ground while [...]

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption through [...]