Pastors According to God’s Heart

by | Oct 1, 2012 | Faith, Motivation

  God’s Word reads, “15And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding” (Jeremiah 3:15, KJV).   In the background of this week’s focus scripture, the Lord issues a call to a nation in a backslidden...

Not By Our Own Strength

by | Sep 24, 2012 | Faith, Motivation

  When I was a kid growing up in my small Southern Illinois hometown of Cairo, we kids lived by an unspoken code where name-calling was concerned. I can remember one day while playing in my room hearing the words “Shut up punk!” coming from a familiar little...

Am I Your Neighbor?

by | Sep 17, 2012 | Faith, Motivation

  I was at a breakfast event recently and the topic of neighbors came into a discussion we were having at the table. Someone mentioned that many people think the Lord’s command “…love thy neighbor as thyself” as found in Leviticus 19:18 means to love those who...

Consider the Plank

by | Apr 2, 2012 | Faith

3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your...