“Are you Calvinist or Wesleyan?” That was the question I was asked a little while back. I was speechless for a moment, which anyone who knows me knows that is a rare moment. I hadn’t thought about it before.
It's amazing how two little words can have such a profound effect on the way we live our lives. That can cause us to rethink and second guess every decision, every action. "What if?"
Recently, I was listening to an interview on the radio with one of my favorite Christian artists. He was being asked about how it felt to have won so many music awards. His reply went something like this, “I am […]
This week, in America, we celebrate Thanksgiving. Our friends to the north in Canada celebrated this in October. I do not know the basis of the Canadian celebration, but being a native New Englander who can trace his roots back to the early 1600s in Connecticut, I am quite familiar with the pre-American tradition that has become a national holiday.
I have been a pastor and spiritual counselor to people for many years now. When someone comes to me struggling with anything I ask them a couple of key questions.
We know we have to forgive others but to forgive yourself is a whole other issue.
"Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4.
As a Christ follower I strive to be obedient to Jesus. Not out of duty but out of my love for him. I long to live my life in compliance with God's Word.
You can't follow Jesus by following the crowd. You can only follow Jesus by following Jesus. Sometimes that means being different than everyone else.