………”that they were strangers and pilgrims on earth…..but now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.” Hebrews 11b, 16 The Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11 is a favorite. The very first verse starts with, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” That is the qualifier to be found in Chapter 11. How it is fleshed out in the people mentioned,

I was reading this story the other day and I was impressed. There was a child that was a couple months premature being born and he wasn’t breathing. Well, the doctors gave him a heavy dose of oxygen to save his life but the life preserving oxygen caused Kent to be blind. Although their son was sight-impaired Kent’s parents were determined that he not be life impaired. They taught him to do virtually everything other children did: he loved challenges. Climbing trees, riding a

Every month we have a youth group student speak and share their heart. The group was blessed by Olivia’s word on fearing God. Her message really stuck and personally I began to think about the awe factor of God. Fearing God means to be in awe of Him. I began really studying the Bible about fearing God and one of my favorite awe factors was found in Genesis 21 and 22. In Genesis 21, Issac was born after many years of praying and staying faithful. In Genesis 22, Abraham is aske

There is a verse in Revelation that says that the saints “Overcame him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.” As I previously stated in an earlier devotion, every test and trial that we go through gives us an opportunity to glorify the steadfast, awe-inspiring character of God. We should always be ready with a testimony about God’s goodness. Here’s a recent one from my personal family. Several weeks ago, I was at work when my phone rang. I’m not

Heroes of the Christian faith can be a Noah, a David, Ruth, Paul or Silas. Or how about the little boy who used his lunch to feed the multitude? Some people would say Bill Graham…..how about you…… who would you say? Well, what about Edward Kimble or another guy, Scott Schulte? Edward Kimble was a regular ordinary guy that was a shoe salesman who worked alongside a fellow named Dwight. Edward took time and shared Jesus Christ with Dwight, and Dwight accepted Jesus Christ has h