Someone who attends Samaritan’s Heart Mission Church recently shared something very powerful on Facebook: If you're having sex before marriage, come to church anyway. If you are a drug addict trying to beat addiction, come to church anyway. If you were out drunk all night the night before,...
I am a big fan of the streaming series “The Chosen.” It chronicles the ministry of Jesus Christ, as portrayed by actor Jonathan Roumie. In an episode focusing on Jesus’ feeding of more than 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish, Jesus says “I...
Have you ever heard the expression “True North?” If that doesn’t sound familiar, odds are it’s among the items from elementary school that you’ve long forgotten. You see, a compass does not point to “True North.” It points to “Magnetic North.” True North is the...
It was the moment every air traveler tries not to think about. On January 15, 2009, an Airbus A320-214 left LaGuardia Airport in New York for Charlotte, North Carolina. Shortly after takeoff, and still over metropolitan New York, the aircraft suffered double engine failure after...
I recently became aware of the remarkable story of Ray Caldwell. Caldwell was a pitcher with tremendous potential whose career was derailed by alcoholism. It looked like his baseball story was over until the Cleveland Indians felt his still talented arm could help them with...
I will confess that the title of this post is designed to get your attention. I am a Christ-follower, not a Christian. This is much more than a matter of semantics. Let’s look at the times Jesus said “Follow me:” Matthew 16:24 ESV Then Jesus told his...
It is one of the most dissected moments in the life of the risen Jesus. On the same day His tomb was discovered empty, Jesus appears to two of His followers on the road to the village of Emmaus. Luke 24 recounts how Jesus appeared...
It’s one of the most powerful moments in the life of Jesus on Earth yet, it’s not a passage that seems to get a lot of attention. It follows a section of Luke. Chapter 4 does get a lot of attention: Jesus is rejected in...
Today is Palm Sunday, the day Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem. It’s referred to Jesus’ triumphal entry into the city, the culmination of His three-year ministry on earth. But one could argue that it’s more appropriate to call today “Donkey Sunday.” Why? Because to...
My wife Ramona subscribes to an excellent podcast called “Trent Tribe,” which features the teachings of Senior Pastor Brian Trent of the Lighthouse Church. In a recent edition, Pastor Trent had a very new take on the story of Jesus transforming water to wine at...