Come Before Winter – Flee Evil Desires

Flee Evil Desires – Every path leads somewhere. Some of us want to be healthy, happy, holy… and yet, we’re on a path that leads in the opposite direction. We need to choose our path wisely, and make corrections when necessary. God is always there to...

Come Before Winter – Use Your Gifts

Use Your Gifts – Does fear control your life, or does faith? A young man named Timothy in the New Testament struggled with confidence, so the Apostle Paul challenged him to fan into flame the gift of God that was in him. When we surrender our gifts to God, God...

Come Before Winter – Autumn of Opportunity

The Apostle Paul was in a Roman prison facing execution. He implored Timothy, his son in the faith, to “come before winter.” If Timothy didn’t arrive in the autumn, it would likely be too late. Today we talk about the Autumn of Opportunity giving way...

Staying in Bounds – Don’t Collapse

Don’t Collapse  – Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount with a reminder that we can build our life on His foundation and weather any storm, or we can build on our own foundation and collapse when the bottom drops out. The choice seems pretty obvious....
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Besides the real story of Christmas, there’s not another Christmas story that’s had a more profound impact on the world than Charles’ Dickens “A Christmas Carol.”  The story of Ebenezer Scrooge is no fairy tale or children’s story. Rather, it’s a raw and candid look...