Psalm 146:7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. (NIV)   I recently began working as a part-time interim pa...

Daniel 11:37   He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will e...

Exodus 1:12-13          But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israel...

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.      Psalm 118:26 I like to think that churche...

Zechariah 4:6             So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ ...

Luke 19:34 They replied, "The Lord needs it."  I wonder how much our faith would affect our daily lives if we lived to ser...

Matthew 26:11   The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me. Years ago, when I first became a Christian, I atte...

Ecclesiastes 11:1       Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.  Some of the simplest joys that I can ...

Mark 1:15            "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!" We...

Matthew 10: 42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he...

Acts 11:26b      So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Ch...

Romans 15:24 I plan to do so when I go to Spain . I hope to visit you while passing through and to have you assist me on my jour...

1 Corinthians 9:1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? ...

Proverbs 11:25 A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. Our church has a team of four people trave...

How the outpouring of the Spirit in a church in Knoxville is helping a village in Guatemala get clean water. Isaiah 32:15 …till the Spir...

Acts 21: 24 But the word of God continued to increase and spread. Despite the recent surveys telling us that the demise of Christianity i...

Now is not the time to invest in stocks; now is the time to invest in church. John 4:34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who...

My daughter Lauren is on a three month mission trip in Tanzania, Africa. Just north of her, are the Massai people, who have their own Christ...

We all want to change the world and make a difference in the lives of others. Last year, I came across a charitable website that enables don...

My daughter Lauren flies out to Africa this weekend on a three month mission to help orphaned children in Tabora, Tanzania. It will be a tim...