Some of you reading this have meticulous written plans for 2016 and are well on your way to accomplishing those goals. Some of your goals may consist of becoming a better father, mother, friend, spouse, son or daughter. Others may have planned to begin a new diet. To become more physically fit and to watch […]
God sent His precious Son to make right all the wrongs done in our lives. “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). Christ provides total fulfillment for our salvation if we believe. “He will reward all
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The year I entered into high school was a landmark year. My class was the last class that started high school as sophomores. After my tenth grade year, ninth graders were considered “high schoolers.” So instead of high school consisting of tenth through twelfth grade, high school began at the freshmen level. This was an
The older I get the faster the years seem to go by. Christmas seems to come faster each year. I look forward to creating memories that will last a life time. This is the time of the year where we all take a few moments to relax and reflect on the past and look forward
We’ve all heard the song, “Deck the halls.” A song that’s sung throughout the Christmas season and goes something like this; “Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la, la la la la la! ‘Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la!” If you just
Some of you may have seen the picture of the boy in a third world country asking the lady a very important question, “You mean to tell me that people trample others for sales exactly one day after being thankful for what they already have?” Unfortunately, the answer to this question is yes. We all
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We just celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday and had a wonderful time with family and friends. We ate together, laughed together and prayed together. That same weekend my wife and I traveled to Houston to meet up with some long-time friends. We attended the Harvard vs. Rice girls’ basketball game. Harvard ran away with a close
Yesterday we began a new series of Bible class lessons on “The God Test.” The test says that it helps begin dialogue on critical issues as it relates to faith, skepticism and the meaning of life. As a young teenager and well into my young adulthood I loved to sit down with anyone who was
G. A. Barlow, Jr. Our church just completed a 31 week study of the Bible called “The Story.” The Story brought the Bible to life in 3-D color. You needed to have your special glasses on if you wanted the special effects. It was pretty fast paced and full of intriguing periods of time. We
Solomon said, “The race is not always to the swift or the battle to the strong…..” (Ecclesiastes 9:11) Generally it’s expected that the swift win the race and that the strong win the battle, but that’s not always the case. Usian Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter who has won numerous Olympic medals. He’s known as
