Actions speak louder than words…we’re all familiar with that saying. I’m sure everyone can think back to a time in their life when someone’s actions spoke volumes about their love that words wouldn’t be able to describe. We could all stop right now and make a list of those moments. Some would be long, others…
An African Proverb reads – “It is better to be loved than feared.” Odd statement coming from Africa, isn’t it? When we read about Africa don’t we read about superstition and fear? When is the last time you heard the words “gods,” “Africa,” and “love” all in the same sentence? Instead, we find tribes of…
There is a quote from William Shakespeare that says: “The course of true love never did run smooth.” When we read the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, without a shadow of a doubt we see that God loves people. Even though we’re sinful, careless and full of failure – He still loves every single human…
…not without tremendous cost. Yes, the true course of love had a tremendous cost. Because we’re thinking about love this week, I’ll be referencing the cross a bit, so why don’t we go back and examine why the cross had to be? Think about it, since God is God, why did He have to suffer…
A couple of months ago I was driving across the bootheel in Southeastern Missouri. It was late October and the farmers had their combines out in the fields, bringing in their harvest of cotton. It was a bit odd, yet very cool, to see bales of cotton instead of hay! The fields that were yet…
Pro = to take place before hand Vision = to see Provision = To see something before hand. There was a man by the name of Gary Oliver, and he wrote a little devotional book, this story comes from within… Gary was in the ninth grade and was out body surfing with some of his…
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28 In a day when so many ask God, “Why?” – when trials and loss come into our lives, the verse above can either be one of great…
On Facebook I began posting random little quotes from the speakers at the Rise Up Bible Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. I thought it would be a good idea to organize and offer them all in one place as well. (Quotes will be listed in alphabetical order by the speaker’s last name.) So without further…
The day after Christmas my family and a few others from my church piled into a vehicle and drove to Charlotte, North Carolina for the Rise Up Bible Conference. This Conference is put on by the Gospel Folio Press, a Publishing Company based out of Canada. They bring in speakers from all over America and…
No Room In The Inn The first day in this world No one seemed to care Too busy with their own lives To know the child was there No time to help his mother Just a stable and the floor I wonder if he ever knocked again upon their door Chorus: No room in…
