As I woke up this Good Friday morning it occurred to me that we don’t celebrate Easter as much or like we do Christmas. Other people are thinking the same thing and some have posted their views or comments on social media about the same subject. When it comes to Christmas, the decorations for the […]

This week I’ve been thinking a lot about two words that have always been at odds or are usually never used together in a conversation. One has always had the reputation of being ugly and the other of beauty. I would like to submit this to you for some thought… Contrary to their reputation, beneficial weeds under […]

I just read a tweet from Aaron Chewning that went something like this… “I deserve hell. Everything beyond this is a gift. Thankful today and everyday.” Can we stop and understand for a moment just what volumes this speaks? Do we stop being thankful once the Turkey is gone? I am THANKFUL to my God […]

Jesus Loves the Little Children I’m reminded of the song I learned as a young child: Jesus loves the little chil-dren, All the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, They are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world. As I drove my youngest son to school […]

Draw The Circle Gypsy Smith was born on the outskirts of London in 1860. He never received a formal education, yet he lectured at Harvard. Despite his humble origins, two sitting United States presidents invited him to the White House. Gypsy crisscrossed the Atlantic Ocean 45 times, preaching the gospel to millions of people. Everywhere […]

Hill of Terror This past weekend, while traveling on Interstate 65, I noticed a bazaar scene on a country hillside. I drew the attention of my best friend, Freddie Norris who was riding with me, in the direction of the scene and commented that someone wasn’t thinking too clearly as to how that would look […]

Witness and Evangelism A practicing Christian is someone who is so skilled and widely competent in being Christian, and so committed to continuous outpouring, that whatever the situation, he or she speaks fluently and ardently to it. This kind of Christian possesses a comprehensive readiness into which the Lord can pour His leading as to […]

How Will You Be Remembered? Serve Well with Joy Dave Branon August 28, 2012 Nine years ago today a good friend went out for a lunchtime jog and never came back. Kurt De Haan, who was the managing editor of Our Daily Bread, died of a heart attack on that sunny Thursday. Some of us who worked […]

HOLINESS   Below is an excerpt from a paper I wrote this summer – LEVITICUS: GOD IS HOLY, THERFORE… “Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.” Leviticus 19:2 (KJV) The 19th chapter of Leviticus provides us […]

“…and this is the gate of heaven”. Genesis 28:17b These words where uttered by Jacob after awakening from a dream. His dream was about a ladder that stretched from the earth to heaven and angels were ascending and descending. And the Lord was standing at the top of the ladder and spoke to Jacob, telling […]