Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you . 1 Peter 4:12 Many of you have already heard or read about the persecution that is occurring against small Christian owed businesses across America. Below are a few examples; -An Oregon administrative law judge ruled on Jan. 29, 2015 that the owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa did, in fact, discriminate in 2013 when they declined to provide a we

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience- among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. Ephesians 2:1-3 Zombies are very popular in our culture today. There are movies about them a

Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62 Have you ever said to God, “I will follow you wherever you lead me”? In chapter 9 of the Gospel of Luke Jesus was walking down the road when a man caught up in the moment said to Jesus “I will follow You wherever You go.” He thinks discipleship will be a glamorous life. Jesus corrects this impression. He tells him that discipleship is not easy. It’s a difficult l

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children . Ephesians 4:30 Just as it is natural for an earthly child to imitate his earthly father, so should the spiritual child imitate his Heavenly Father. The word imitate comes from the word mimeomai, from which we get our word mimic. It means “to act like.” The next verse of the above passage goes on to tell us how, “And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” We im

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me . Luke 9:23 Well here we are again, another New Year. I never look forward to the first two weeks of the New Year. Why? Because it’s the time when people make those New Year’s resolutions to lose weight and get in shape. Now don’t get me wrong I think that’s a great resolution but the problem for me is the gym will be so crowded that you can hardly get on any of