“Walking Through the Psalms”“But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.” – Psalm 1:2 (NLT)“It Starts with the Heart” “It starts with the heart.” That’s the title for my m...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers” – Psalm 1:1 (NIV)“Beware of the Slide”...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners…” – Psalm 1:1 (NLT)“Standing Around Or Standing Your Ground?” When I was a k...  Read More

“Walking Through the Psalms”“Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked…” – Psalm 1:1 (NLT)“Don’t Lend Them Your Ears!” On this day in 1929, the California Golden Bears were play...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the New“So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.” – John 13:34 (NLT)“Loving the Jesus Way” As w...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the NewThen he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of tru...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the New“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels—a plentiful harve...  Read More

“I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33 (NLT)...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and the NewAfter supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poure...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus and The New“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” – 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)“A New YOU!” 2025 ...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsAfter seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepher...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsWhen the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsSuddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peac...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The Shepherds“The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will f...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsSuddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel re...  Read More

“But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.” - Luke 2:10 (NIV)...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsThat night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among the...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsAnd while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of clot...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsHe took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. – Luke 2:5 (NLT)“Commitment” Once Joseph heard from God, he was “...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The ShepherdsAt that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken w...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The Magi“After that, God said to them in a dream, ‘Do not go back to see Herod again.’ So the men followed a different road to return to their own country.”...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The Magi“They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and g...  Read More

“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The MagiAfter this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped...  Read More

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” – Romans 15:13 (NIV)...  Read More