12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins [a]and their lawless deeds I will remember no more. (Hebrews 8:12 NKJV) When we come to the saving grace of Christ and believe all our sins are forgiven and God no longer holds them against us. What a wonderful and potentially...

I grew up in a place and a time where a man’s word was his bond. My father also instilled a deep seated belief that a man was true to his word and stood by it. Thus, being a man of my word has always been very important to me...

19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. (Matthew 6:19-20 NKJV) There is this minimalist...

19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. (Hebrews 6:19-20 NKJV) When we think of an anchor what do we envision? Of course we...

11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, butthe Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not...