The other day, I was standing outside my home checking out the Christmas decor we had started to set up when a child and his father walked by. The child, about three years old, was running and fell on...  Read More

The songwriter and gospel singer Andre Crouch, in “My Tribute,” asks the question:How can I say thanks?For the things You have done for me?Things so undeservedYet You gave to prove Your love for me.Th...  Read More

On November 3rd, my wife, with the help of many co-conspirators, including my Pastor, my children, and many friends, gave me the surprise birthday party of all surprise birthday parties.As I opened th...  Read More

"The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake. 4 Ev...  Read More

“Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?” – Matthew 6:25The...  Read More

“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” — Galatians 1:10I knew it wasn’t an accid...  Read More

Last week, I was thinking about going back to the YMCA, months after I stopped because of the problem I experienced earlier in the year, which necessitated the implantation of a pacemaker to regulate ...  Read More

“…Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness [keeping yourself spiritually fit]. For physical training is of some value, but godliness [spiritual training] is of value in everything and in every...  Read More

Scripture: Mark 10:2-16The world around us today feels heavy with grief and turmoil. Just today, Iran launched a ballistic attack on Israel, escalating tensions in an already volatile region. In North...  Read More

Last Tuesday, the nation solemnly remembered the worst terrorist attack in the history of the United States, known to all simply as 9/11. On that infamous Tuesday, 2,996 people ranging from age 2½ to ...  Read More

As we hold a moment of silence in observance of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States, let us remember all those who lost their lives when our nation was attack...  Read More

"Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, 'Ephphatha,' that is, 'Be opened.'" - Mark 7:34.Jesus' command to "be opened" echoes through time, calling us to open ourselves to God's transformativ...  Read More