Colossians 1:15-29 In the materialistic world we live in these days with all the cynicism and anger we seem to be neck deep in, when I say, “No matter what, Jesus is still better than anything!” You can almost picture the collective eye rolls and hear the “Yeah,...

2 Peter 3:3-18 With the world as crazy as it is these days, there’s a natural inclination among Christians to kick back and ponder the end times and Jesus’ return and the Rapture and the Antichrist and all these dark, frightening things revolving around the end of the...

Philippians 3 Paul opens the third chapter of his letter to the Philippians this way. “Whatever happens dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord.” You read that and you may think to yourself that’s just typical “pastor speak”. It’s basically Paul’s job to say...

Romans 5:1-11 The Apostle Paul’s letter to the church in Rome contains what may be the single most important verse in the entire Bible. From a faith standpoint anyway. Chapter 5, verse 8 say this. “…but God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners,...

1John 1:1-10, 2:1-6 We all know that relationships can be tough things. For every person we may have in our life who we seem to get along perfectly with, there seems to be a dozen more hellbent on stepping on our last nerve. For every decent, functional ongoing...

Luke 8:40-56 It was Monday, August 23 when I started to feel like maybe I was coming down with a cold, I just didn’t feel right. By time I got home from work Tuesday evening the 24th, I knew something was up. When I woke up Wednesday morning, I had a fever. I can’t...

Matthew 6:25-34 In these verses, Jesus asks us two very sound, very relevant, very important questions. The first is, “Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?” For those of you now pondering that question, let me give you a fast answer. NO. And yet,...

1 Kings 17 & 18 In November of 1967 I attended my very first New York Giants football game at the old Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. I remember it being the coldest I’ve ever been in my life, and I remember how awestruck I was to see these players who’d I’d only...

2 Timothy 2:1-15 If you’re reading this before listening to the corresponding sermon – and I hope you will listen to the corresponding sermon – it’s important for me to give you a brief insight into Timothy, the Apostle Paul, their relationship, and the significance...