Ponce de Leon was correct. There is a fountain of youth. It is found in the fountain of Truth that flows into the baptismal pools of forgiveness, redemption, salvation and eternal life. Much of the Bible, for my simple mind, is a conundrum wrapped in a riddle. Not so with John 3:16-17. Jesus...

In this passage I like to start from the back and work forward. These verses make perfect sense if we know and believe that Jesus and God are good. Do you believe that? Do you really believe that God is good all the time? I think we struggle spiritually sometimes with our relationship with God...

Everywhere you go, you can’t help but see all the broken people that surround us. People who maybe had “everything” and lost it all. Those who never had “it.” Their dreams an desires, their hopes have all turned to nothing. They live their lives everyday in pain...

I don’t always remember passages in the Bible I’ve read, but this one has had an impact on me. I remember reading this in college and being compelled by the work that God was calling His servant to do. The passage struck me as inspirational, challenging, and beautiful for how it...

I often find myself in dilemma. I know the truth and what I should be doing but I would talk myself out of doing it and/or try really hard to forget it by distracting myself with other things. It’s especially so when it requires commitment and sacrifice. In the introduction of James in...