After Solomon had completed the building of the temple in Jerusalem, he stood before the people of Israel and prayed to God, “If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence or blight or mildew or locust or caterpillar, if their enemies besiege them in the land at their gates, whatever plague, whatever Keep reading →

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  Psalm 91:1 Do you live in the secret place?  You may ask, “Just where is that?”  Psalm 91 tells us that those who live in the secret place are abiding under the shadow of the Almighty. Keep reading →

It’s captivating to watch any young person climb his or her mountain in life.  At times, it can remind us of our own journey—which by the way, isn’t finished yet.  Although closer, the top of our mountain still looms in the distance.  We have experienced much along the way, but there is still more to Keep reading →

Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the lord our God…1 Kings 8:61 (NASB) I have seen situations where someone, for one reason or another, wants to separate emotion from a person’s decision to follow Christ.  I’m aware that a decision needs to be a choice, but important life changing decisions almost always involve Keep reading →