In chapter two of Acts, we read how, on the day of Pentecost, Peter and the disciples were baptized by the Holy Spirit and started speaking in tongues, an event that drew the attention of a crowd and got a mixed reaction.   Read More

Imagine... Jesus has defeated death on the cross, has risen from the dead, has spent 40 days with you teaching you and giving instructions on how to be His witnesses to the world, and then He ascends into heaven before your very eyes. The book of Acts finds us right at this moment of Jesus’ ascension and tells of the ministry His disciples undertake to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ throughout the Roman Empire and to establish the church.  Read More

Let’s remember that He performed the most miraculous, powerful, life-saving and life-giving act in all of history – He rose!  Read More

It’s hard to wait, isn’t it? Hard to wait on the promises of God and believe that, even when you cannot see what is happening beneath the surface of what appears to be a grave, life and hope reside underneath.  Read More

The Bible tells us that Jesus was a man of sorrows, acquainted with the deepest grief (see Isaiah 53:3). He knew what it was to be in pain. He knew what it was to suffer. The beautiful thing about Jesus is that, though He suffered more than any of us can think or imagine, He does not belittle our pain or our suffering.  Read More

When hard times in our lives come along, we are often quick to avoid facing them, aren’t we? But what if the very hardship that you are facing is what is going to shape your greatest opportunity?  Read More

Jesus, I can imagine, didn’t change His tone, didn’t put on a ‘prayer voice’ nor did He go on and on. He simply and honestly – and with great vulnerability – pleads with the Father  Read More

Easter is a very special time of year for believers in Jesus. This year, why not take some time to journey with Jesus from His preparation, to His crucifixion and His rising?   Read More

I’m glad in God, far happier than you would ever guess—happy that you’re again showing such strong concern for me. Not that you ever quit praying and thinking about me. You just had no chance to show it. Actually, I don’t have a sense of needing anything personally. I’ve learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances. I’m just as happy with little as with much, with much as with litt...  Read More

We live in a world full of distractions. Everything is vying for our attention—social media, advertisements, friends, TV, video games, sporting events, bus benches . . . literally everything. Despite all these distractions, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s important. It’s so easy to let our minds wander from the truth.   Read More

The GoalBy Sean Fryer“I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”—Philippians 3:14 (NKJV)I always hated math class in school. Not because it was hard, because I was actually pretty good at it. But outside of basic math, I just didn’t understand the purpose or goal of it. Why did I need to learn the quadratic formula and tangents, among other things? They seeme...  Read More

Not EnoughBy Sean Fryer“And be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith.”—Philippians 3:9 (NKJV)Have you ever heard of a guy named Sisyphus? He’s a character in Greek mythology who got a horrible punishment. Zeus condemned him to an eternity of pushing a boulder up a hill, and as so...  Read More