I once heard a story about a man who was out fishing.  He had fished all day and hadn’t caught anything.  To make matters worse, […]

During Advent, Tyra, Joshua, and I went to ImaginOn, the Children’s Theater of Charlotte, to see Barbara Robinson’s play, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”  One […]

The coming of Jesus into the world at Christmas did change the way the world thought of God.  Before, the thought of God always meant bad news […]

I know a person whose life was well fixed.  She and her husband had a good marriage, worked a prosperous business, had three good kids.  […]

If someone were to ask Jesus who had been the most influential preacher in his life, I don’t think he would hesitate to answer.  I […]

One of the emails that comes across my desk each week is called “Church Leaders” and this week it included an article by Andrew Hess […]

I want you to use your imagination as you read the devotional this week.  Imagine that suddenly, magically, mystically, providentially, you had a checkingaccount full […]

Everybody in America understands the importance of giving.  But what we often miss is the idea of generosity.  Giving and being generous are two very […]

Another mass shooting, this time at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.  A shooting at Butler High School in Charlotte.  Pipe bombs mailed to […]

There was once a time when sinful humanity took two timbers and fashioned them together into the cruelest instrument that could be devised:  a cross.  […]