Good morning, friends.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 10:8, “And having related everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.”   Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Joni...

Good morning, everyone.   Our verse for today comes from Mark 16:5, "And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed."   The local arena hosts all sorts of events throughout the year,...

Good morning, friends.   Our verse for today comes from Mark 15:11, "But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them."   There is a line from the television series Star Trek where Spock asks, "Has it occurred to...

Good morning, everyone.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 10:6, “He is lodging with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”   My daughter has a babysitting job for a couple that has two young children. Recently they have acquired a house at the...

Good morning, brothers and sisters.   Our verse for today comes from Mark 11:5, "But some of those who stood there said to them, 'What are you doing, loosing the colt?'"   We've all barked out some instructions that, when considered rationally, do not make...

Good morning, friends.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 10:4, “And he stared at him in terror and said, ‘What is it, Lord?’ And he said to him, ‘Your prayers and your alms have ascended as a memorial before God.’”   Whenever my dad walked into the house...

Good morning, everyone.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 10:3, “About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, ‘Cornelius.’”   When you come across something that is odd, weird, or doesn’t seem to...

Good morning, friends.   Our verse for today comes from Mark 8:24, "And he looked up and said, 'I see men like trees, walking.'"   "Work in process" is an accounting term that is used to designate a company's partially finished goods.  In the construction...

Good morning, everyone.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 10:1, “There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Cohort.”   This weekend, pastor Greg Laurie broadcast an evangelical conference called A...

Good morning, friends.   Our verse for today comes from Acts 9:43, “And he stayed in Joppa for many days with one Simon, a tanner.”   Up until a couple years ago, we belonged to a swim club. And when our kids were younger, they each were on the swim team....