This is my 5th post in the Becoming Elijah series. Though reading the previous posts will allow you to get more out of this one, this post stands just fine on its own. Elijah had shown up three and a half years earlier and delivered a message from God stating…

This post is part 4 of my Becoming Elija h series. The land has been experiencing a drought for 3.5 years, ( Luke 4:25) just like they had been warned by Moses. We have records of this warming and they are found in the book of Deuteronomy. Here are a…

This is part three of my Becoming Elijah series. So far Elijah’s life has been one full of challenges. Interestingly the challenges have only been possible due to God’s intervention. Allow me to explain what I mean by this. If God had never come to Elijah with a message for…

This post is part two of our Becoming Elijah series. You can read and listen to part 1 here. If you were simply reading the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in order the first time you would become aware of Elijah would be in 1 Kings 17. He bursts into…

Unbelief was fast separating the chosen nation from the Source of their strength. The loving thing to do is to remind them of the ultimate reality of their current choices. The drought would help the king and the entire nation of Israel to realize their dependence on God. I see…

As I am writing this I am currently transitioning from pastoring a church in Valdosta, Georgia to pastoring a church in Boise, Idaho. I have been studying John 14 with my church here in Valdosta and reflecting on Jesus’ words of comfort and encouragement that He shared with His disciples…

Let’s start by looking at some statistics in order to gain a better perspective. Many are surprised by the research results which show a connection between father absence and an increase in social problems in America including poverty, teen pregnancy, juvenile delinquency, physical abuse, suicide, substance, and alcohol abuse and…

Many of you may be familiar with the story of Frank Abagnale. …

To be honest I struggled with this message. I tried to avoid it. I looked through several messages I have written in the past and strongly considered just posting one of those. But I kept coming back to Genesis 24. But I did not want to do a post on…