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Most reading this post have walked with the Lord for years. However, there may be others who have never understood the basics of Christianity or the building blocks for living a Christ-centered life. The first, and most crucial step...

It has been awhile since we lasted posted a new blog, but this week I sensed the 'Weekly Thoughts' message my friend John Fenn posted today on https://churchwithoutwallsinternational.org/ was a message the Father wanted me to share. It resonated with me and I believe it will resonate with anyone wanting to walk pleasing to the Lord.

Being fully surrendered to God is not a one and done decision, though it begins with a conscious determination and willful choice to be dedicated and lovingly abandoned to Him and His will. Like any other commitment in life, it requires daily and continual focus and intentional determination and yielding.

As we near the celebration of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we have no better example of a surrendered life than His. Jesus’ whole focus in life was to fulfill the will of the Father. He was not here to gain popularity, get rich, live a comfortable life that avoided conflict, suffering or hardships. He was completely surrendered to accomplish His ordained purpose.

My wife had a dear friend who was very close to her. This friend even moved into our neighborhood to be close by. The two worked at the same company for many years, and were quite transparent with each other concerning their personal lives, challenges, and difficulties they were facing on their jobs.

We are living in a generation where truth is increasingly being considered hate speech. It has become a generation where many leaders and authority figures (including parents) are terrified to confront issues with the truth for fear of being labeled insensitive, legalistic, hateful, unloving, or uncaring.

We have discussed the dangers of covetousness and greed, but have not dealt much with what it means to be content. Contentment can seem like a relative thing to some, but the Bible clearly says... "Now godliness with contentment is great gain. "

“Beware of anything that competes with your loyalty to Jesus Christ.” Oswald Chambers

There is an old song named, “The Steadfast Love of the Lord,” that is still being sung today. The song highlights the love of God.

Let’s continue discussing the love of God in a different context to help us grasp the greatness of love and compassion He has for us.

We will continue looking at God’s Word to learn more about the Third Person of the Godhead, the Helper, the Holy Spirit.

In our last post, we began to examine the importance of knowing who we have become in Christ, and what God has done for us through...

As we begin walking with the Lord, it is vitally important we leave behind what we were, but more importantly, discover what and who we...