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Ah, Thanksgiving! It's a good day of the year, but not just because of food. It causes us to think about being thankful for what we have. But sometimes we give vague, half-hearted thanks. Sometimes we forget who we're thanking. While you're amid all your preparations...

In Acts 20:35 Paul speaks of something that Jesus had said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." Paul spoke this as he was talking about giving and receiving, and as he was saying goodbye to people who were dear to him. Paul gave a lot to and for Jesus. A lot...

I think most, if not all, of us can agree that we don't stop enough to count our blessings. Sometimes we forget to think about even the "simple" ones, like being alive, having enough to eat, having clothes to wear, and having a place to stay. Sometimes we forget the...

Thanksgiving is nigh! While I look forward to being thankful for the food, there are plenty of other things for which to be thankful - and I don't even have to be thankful just at Thanksgiving! I can thank God for anything at any time! But I'm a "why" person. "Why?"...

I'm sure most of you already know this, but missionaries are people. Before they went to the mission field, they were probably working a "regular" job, living in a "regular" house. Some of them were "regular" pastors. But then God called them to go on an adventure! If...

Yesterday in one of the children's Sunday School classes while we were singing songs, one of the teachers said a few words between the songs about how Jesus needs to be in our hearts, and about how we love Him with our hearts. One of the boys chimed in that he was a...