In June of 1988 I was about to leave Northern Kentucky to spend 10 weeks in Southern California serving as a missionary for the Baptist church . I told my dad that I was going there to “just love all
Look at the Love the Father Has Lavished on us.
One time that God affirmed his love for me was when I was praying in my office and imagining that Jesus was coming to visit me that evening–coming for dinner . As I imagined myself setting the table for dinner,
Small group leader enhancement
Would you be willing to lead a small group Bible study? Would you like to find out if you’d like to lead a Bible study?For the next several Wednesday evenings we will be studying Bible passages that speak to some
Jesus Can Calm the Storm in You
Mark 4: 35 On the evening of that day, he said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.”36-38 So they sent the crowd home and took him with them in the little boat in
Caring for Others
From the Inside Out
The NBA has let its players put social justice messages on the back of their jerseys for this second part of the season. Some of the messages are “Black Lives Matter,” “Justice,” “Education Reform,” and my favorite, “I am a
Are you willing to identify with the worst you see in others?
One of the best things to happens to me, and it happens often, is when someone who has been in church for a long time, been a Christian for a long time, realizes what grace is and how God has
Grace is being revealed.
One of the most encouraged things I’ve been experiencing recently is people telling me that they are just now, for the first time, understanding what grace really means. Other people are telling me that they are having deeper revelations of
New Bible study of Galatians
Beloved, We have taken some input from y’all and decided to do a six-week study in Galatians starting this Wednesday, June 10, at 7 PM at the Ellis house and on Zoom. We don’t know how well using Zoom while