I saw a T-shirt the other day that pretty much sums up my Christian walk. It read: “Somewhere between Madea and Proverbs 31 there’s me.” If you don’t know who Medea is, imagine a 70-year-old plus-size African-American granny, toting a gun and shouting “Halelu-yer.” She is a movie character created by Tyler Perry based on…
Death now holds hope rather than fear for believers
Jesus spent His last week on earth traveling, teaching and preparing for the Passover holiday. He knew that His time was almost at an end. A Pharisee came to Jesus in Luke 13:31 and warned Him that Herod wanted to kill Him and urged Jesus to go somewhere else. Undaunted and unafraid, Jesus continued on…
8 lessons we can learn from the Lord’s prayer
Luke 11: 1-4 contains the Lord’s prayer. The perfect prayer as instructed by Jesus for us to pattern all of our prayers after. Prayer is the most important thing we can do to communicate to God our fears, desires and needs. Reading the Bible is how He communicates back to us. This is the best…
Teach your kids to have about work ethic while they’re young
The best part of spring break for me is spending time with my kids during the break. Usually I find a vast array of home projects that need to be done and this year is no different. I’ve been wanting to repaint our living room for some time now. I had Jimmy pick up some…
God created the world and its inhabitants to be good
Genesis begins with the creation story; at the end of each day God stopped and considered His work and called it good. The act of Him calling the creation good says that it performed exactly as it was created and still does. The animals do not need special instructions on how to survive, the trees…