JOY IS GOD’S REMEDY FOR ANXIETY

Paul described the Philippian believers as being filled with an abundance of joy in spite of suffering from a “great ordeal of affliction” (2 Corinthians 8:1-2). Christian joy transcends the sorrows of this present age. Anxiety provoking events are...

Christmas “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!”

Artificial or synthetic trees are quite popular due to convenience, easier maintenance, looking just as appealing on display, and the ability to be reused over the years.  Even though from a window display it may look authentic, an artificial tree will never have...

What is Advent?

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:14 NKJV). The Incarnation of the Eternal Word – Jesus Christ – is the great redemptive miracle of the...

Timing Is Everything!

Timing is Everything It is the expectation of every believer to not only be in the perfect will of God, but to stay in step with Him as well. We know in Ecclesiastes 3:1, that it talks about to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under...

Open Up the Heavens!

Prayer is a basic in the Christian faith, but many times we try to complicate it! There is nothing more effective than a heartfelt prayer. The Lord loves it when we lay our request at His feet and trust Him with the rest. This is not to say that we will get exactly...

Do You Have Something to Give Up for Lent?

 The fact that my Catholic friends had to give up decent food in Lent always seemed to me to be one more good reason to be a Protestant. (Photo: I expect that the Lent Promo at the Luby’s in Kerrville is much better than my elementary school’s...