After Jesus finished teaching the Beatitudes he spoke to the tendency of people wanting to take an oath to prove that their actions will follow their words. He said swearing by something just isn’t necessary, in fact He simply says don’t do it. For a person of integrity, it just isn’t necessary.  Just simply [...]

  In the end, the most important measuring rod of success will not be what we have accomplished. It will be how we measured up to His likeness.   May He grant you more success today than ever before and may your goal, passion, and desire be to become more like Him in all you do! [...]

Faith! That all important aspect of the Kingdom. Paul said without faith it is impossible to please God! Heb11:6. We usually equate faith to the ability to believe but there are a number of occasions where Jesus relates faith to persistence or perseverance.   In Matt 15:22-28, the account is given of a woman whose [...]

  I received a call from a fund raiser the last week of 2016 and she asked if I would like to donate to the worthy cause she was representing. It seems I had given in the past and she was asking me to, not only contribute again but would I be willing to increase [...]