Our mission team from south Georgia arrived last night. They stood by the luggage carousel until everyone was gone but them- no baggage. The service counter informed them that all of their bags were put on a different plane that would be landing in Anchorage shortly. It simply made a very long day a little longer. By the time we got them to the church it was nearly 4 AM Georgia time.Sometimes our ...  Read More

Revelation 4:8 tells us that heavenly creatures surrounding God's throne never stop singing, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!" God always WAS. Jesus prayed in John 17:5, "And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began."But he is not simply a God of the past, He is a God of the present- God always ...  Read More

Life marches on. I know several who, shy of a miracle, will be meeting Jesus soon. I know countless others who will die and go to hell soon- unless... unless... unless like the thief on the cross next to Jesus, they repent and turn to Christ in faith. But how will that happen if you and I are not DOING what God has commanded us to do?Romans 10:12-15 says, "For there is no difference between Jew an...  Read More

In John 17:11 Jesus prayed for his followers, "I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world and I am coming to you Holy Father. Protect them by the power of YOUR name- THE NAME YOU GAVE ME- so that they may be one as we are one." The name Jesus (in Greek pronounced Ee-Ay-Soos) literally means "The Lord Saves," or, "God Is Salvation." This is the name the angel told Mary an...  Read More

One of Satan's most effective weapons against believers is a spirit of depression. A wise psychiatrist (who spent decades as a leader in his field) said that when he dealt with people struggling with depression he told them to go into the poorest part of town, find someone who has a need, and then DO SOMETHING to meet that need. But instead of heeding that advice many Christians state, "I suffer f...  Read More

Memorial Day. A day to remember those who have fallen defending freedom around the world. While the continent of Africa (read Mungo Park's journals- he didn't encounter a single tribe in years of travel that was not capturing, enslaving and selling others) along with nearly all of the rest of the world continued to practice the evil of slavery, the United States became the first nation in history ...  Read More

Who's the ONE? YOUR one? Ask God what ONE unsaved person you should be praying for right now. The Holy Spirit will immediately lay a name on your heart, he'll do it right now. Write this person's name down and tuck it in your Bible. Now commit yourself to intentional, focused prayer for this person. Pray that God will give YOU an opportunity to speak to him or her and that YOU will have an opportu...  Read More

Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."John 1:1-4,14 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made. Without him nothing was made that has been made. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who c...  Read More

One of the most powerful examples of right behavior in the face of our enemies was given by David before he became king. King Saul was trying to kill him- literally hunting him down with thousands of highly trained soldiers. David was not only a loyal and faithful soldier- he was married to Saul's daughter and was best friends with Saul's son. Though he had done nothing wrong, day after day, week ...  Read More

Psalm 23 says, "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil."  Have you ever considered why, for a child of God, this is the valley of the SHADOW of death? There can only be a shadow when LIGHT is present. Jesus is that light. John 1:1-9, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through ...  Read More

Hours of heavy rain melted the last of the winter ice off the pond in front of my cabin. This morning the water is utterly still. It's as though the sheet of ice that covered it yesterday was never there. It was simply washed away. This is the way that God deals with a Christian's sins. They have been washed away by the blood of Christ. The past is gone. The evidence is gone."If anyone is in Chris...  Read More

These long daylight hours are something I've hungered for. Don't get me wrong, there's something special about wearing a headlamp in the early morning darkness while climbing a mountain, but the ability to SEE adds layers of enjoyment to being outside. Psalm 34:8 says, "Taste and SEE that the Lord is good. Blessed is the one who takes refuge in him." Our senses are incredible gifts. As I stood in ...  Read More