'O taste and see that the LORD is good...' (Psalm 34:8)This is an invitation to intimacy. Someone may argue that there is no way to physically experience through taste our invisible, immortal, eternal 'I AM'! The Psalmist would argue and stand upon experience that there is an intimacy with God that is deeper and more real than anything tangible to the physical senses. You, most likely, could join ...  Read More

Blessed be the Lord,for he has wondrously shown his faithful love to mein a city under siege.In my alarm I said,“I am cut off from your sight.”But you heard the sound of my pleadingwhen I cried to you for help. (Psalm 31:21-22, CSB)."When the answer is not immediately given, the praying Christian must gather courage at each delay...The Father's heart, hand and infinite willingness to hear and give...  Read More

Philip, one of the Seven (Acts 6:1-7) was a layman 'full of faith and the Holy Spirit' (you will notice that he is coupled with Stephen, while the other 5 are grouped together, v.5). He was an administer of compassionate care for widows. In Acts 8 we see his ministry change, as he leads the Samaritan revival and then introduces an Ethiopian eunuch to Jesus and baptizes him into the faith, the Chur...  Read More

"Vindicate me, Lord,because I have lived with integrityand have trusted in the Lord without wavering.Test me, Lord, and try me;examine my heart and mind.For your faithful love guides me,and I live by your truth." (Psalm 26:1-3, CSB)Everything about Paul's farewell communication with the Ephesians bears out these words. In essence Paul is saying, "I have lived out the truth I proclaim for the sake ...  Read More

At 4:20 a.m. our neighbor's door slammed. After he/she returned from getting coffee (presumably), on went the TV at a volume we could hear and then the incessant vibration of the phone started, making returning to sleep impossible. Rather than stew, I decided to pray. Don't get me wrong, stewing was my default. Since it was early, even for me, my prayer started with something I was reminded to do ...  Read More

Familiar words start the Psalm that encompasses the passion of Jesus Christ (Psalm 22): "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Just this passage of Scripture alone would be enough to convince a true seeker of the valid claim of Jesus, God the Son, Messiah: "I AM." The prophetic words at the conclusion, we see fulfilled in Acts 19 and, still today."Their descendants will serve him; the next ge...  Read More