November is one of my favorite months as it holds my favorite holiday: Thanksgiving. Ours are different and quieter these years but I am always mindful of the many years when our home was filled to the brim with missionaries and their families and the joy and love they brought with them. Many denominations, often […]

“In him [Jesus] we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses” … Ephesians 1:7a ESV Atonement is word for our times. It means to be forgiven and reconciled. It is an old word, from English in the early 1500’s to express: at – one – meant. It is marked by making reparations […]

I can remember in the early days worshiping to a simple series of praise and worship songs, often times that seemed to be taken straight from a particular verse or from a famous Bible story highlighting the victories that followed. Little did I know (at that time) that I (along with the many others who […]

I have two things I want to share this month. First, I have been given an amazing opportunity to teach on one of my all time favorite subjects: Church History! Classes will be Monday nights at Covenant Church of Pittsburgh beginning October 7th at 7pm. My heart is full! All are welcome! Second: I need […]

“O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.” – Psalm 63:1 KJV They say that by the time one begins to feel thirsty, one is already experiencing extremely dangerous dehydration. I […]

What if you and I could help shape the direction of our lives by the prayers that we pray? What if by asking God to intervene our lives somehow start to look differently? What I have discovered and what the Scriptures teach us is – it isn’t a matter of “what if” that’s how this […]