Daybreak In the Wilderness

If I could choose anything to do and anywhere to go, I would choose sitting alone on an early spring morning just at the moment the sun spills over the mountain tops of my grandfather’s mountain land.

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The Gardener

I saw a large tree from a distance, its canopy was triangular, evenly distributed, perfect and well maintained.

As I approached the tree, it was as wide as a house and higher than I could see. When I stood in its shadow, sunlight couldn’t penetrate its canopy and it was dark underneath. There was life all around, but no animals, the tree was alive and the root growth was enormous I could see the roots move, grow. I heard the sound of the wood growing and moving, it sounded thunderous and splintering.

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Fox Hunting

My earliest memory of my dad is in the 70’s when he was in the Army. I remember him driving home in an Army van, I thought that was the greatest thing in the world. Those memories are only splotchy now, I can’t remember his face from when I was child. When I look at old photos, I really can’t remember them, but I assume since there are photos, it really happened. The harder I try to remember, want to remember, the more fleeting they are.

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9/11

9/11 will always be a day of change for me. It marks a change in American culture and perspective that will forever bring focus to many people’s lives. Today also marks the one year anniversary of God sovereignly moving in my families life.

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My Testimony: The Holy Spirit

Two experiences in my lifetime solidified the reality of God in my life. The first you’ve read about, the second began out of times of prayer.

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Salvation: Viral Evangelism

Me and my brother Dave both had such a zeal early on that we would go to rock concerts at the civic auditorium and make sure every car had a flyer with a way to receive salvation, and those in line for the concert would get a tract. 

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Simon Peter

The Apostle Simon Peter is one of the most famous Apostles. He has been illustrated in cartoons as the gatekeeper of Heaven and hailed by the Catholic Church as the first pope. As a favored Apostle by many, his popularity is most likely due to the ‘before and after’ illustration presented within the Bible. From impulsive restless behaviors to servant leader and spokesman of the Apostles, Preacher of Pentecost, pillar of the Church, and finally martyrdom; one can easily understand Simon Peter’s life is presented by inspiration of the Holy Spirit as an example of God’s active transforming work within a human life submitted and obedient to God (CCCI, 26).

A Lampstand Burning

As Christians, we should all desire to be witnesses to the lost around us. The bible states that we are called to be light to a darkened world. A light that not only draws men to the saving power of Jesus Christ, but as Jesus said, “a candle on a candlestick” which “gives light to all that are in the house” (Matthew 5:15)—an example of Christ unifying the church. As servants and priests in our Master’s house, we need to be faithful in our duties to maintain the house; to keep our lights shining.

The Son of the Living God - Part3 - In One Accord

It’s not surprising that the Church is mocked and God is mocked in America today. The Church talks about signs and wonders more than who Jesus is and what He accomplished on Calvary and after Calvary. If we do agree who Jesus is, we disagree on what He accomplished through His death and resurrection.

The Son of the Living God - Part2 - Jesus IS

When Jesus was on the earth, no truth was attacked more than the truth that Jesus is the Son of God. Satan attacked Jesus by tempting Him with His identity as the Son of God.  Satan tried to cause doubt within Jesus and cause Him to use His power for selfish gain (Luke 4:3, 6). It wasn’t that the enemy didn’t know who Jesus was, for he knew exactly who He was because in the previous chapter unclean spirits cried out, “Thou art the Son of God” (Mark 3:11). The reason Jesus was tempted in this way is because God knew that we too would be tempted in the same manner (Hebrews 4:15).