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Nehemiah received his call of duty to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. He presented his plan to the people of the city and they rallied for the project. The mission is in motion. However, there is no opportunity without opposition and the wait is short before the nay-sayers begin... Read More →

Nehemiah’s brokenness over the news of Jerusalem’s devastation led him to mourn and fast for “some days.” According to Scripture 4 months passed before Nehemiah asked the king for a leave of absence, travel documents and supplies. What took so long? Rather than attempting... Read More →

Christianity is a faith-based religion. Though there is a great deal of evidence to support the Bible and the impact Jesus has had and continues to have on the world, we still live by faith. We accept the forgiveness God offers through the death of Christ as payment for the... Read More →

Prayer is a discipline that we all need in our lives, but one that is difficult to master. Mastery has nothing to do with the eloquence of our prayers, but rather with the dedication and humility with which we approach prayer. Many people pray only when there is a 911 emergency.... Read More →

“Happy” is hard to define, but we know it when we experience it. The word “happy” comes from an old Icelandic word “happ”. It is related to happenings, happenstance and haphazard. Happy is a feeling, an emotion, which occurs when something we like happens to us. Consequently,... Read More →

The Long and Winding Road  “Seeing is believing!” That’s an expression we often hear in today’s world, and it’s pretty easy to believe what we see right in front of us. However, with faith, “believing is seeing!” The Bible says that faith is confidence in what we hope for (Heb... Read More →

God has given us more than a picture of what our character should look like by giving us Jesus as the example. However, no matter how much determination and human effort we put into being like Jesus, we fall far short. In Romans, Paul writes that God wants us to be conformed to... Read More →