19 As in water face reflects face,    so the heart of man reflects the man. (Proverbs 27:19 ESV) Who we truly are is not so well hidden as we may think. Who we are is reflected in our words and deeds. If we are truly God’s, then the fruit of the...

6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. (1 Corinthians 3:6-8 ESV) Throughout my life in ministry, God...

19 Honor your father and mother, and, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 19:19 ESV) My wife has spent the better part of any free time she had the last few weeks dealing with her mother who has had some illness and dementia. She lives a few hours away and...

2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years. 3 Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him...

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. (Romans 15:13 ESV) What is it that you hope for today? Each season in our lives create different needs for hope and a...