Take a look at the latest headlines and hashtags, and the messages are all about picking a side and identifying with a particular cause or affinity group. Black lives matter. Blue lives matter. All lives matter. Make America Great Again. Pro Life. Pro choice. Pro marriage. The 1 percent. The 99 percent. Stand for the flag. Take a knee. The list could go on and on. Today's culture wants you to pick a side. No, it demands you pick a side. It bullies you with threats of the l

If your church supports missionaries, and if you have a close relationship with these individuals, then you know the value of getting a letter or an e-mail from them. I recently received an email of two friends serving in Niamey. With technology today, missionaries can possibly even Skype with their home church or friends to give reports and pray together. The apostle Paul didn’t have e-mail or Skype, but he was able to write a letter to his supporting church in Philippi, an

Proverbs 16:9 is one of my favorite verses, in fact I usually come to this verse when something is going wrong in my life or when something didn't go as planned. The verse reads; In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. One week ago, I received news from the company that I work for, that because of steep economic decline due to Covid-19. that the company had to make some tough decisions. One of those decisions was to do away with my position in