Several weeks ago The Church at Martinsburg hosted a teaching event centered on prayer. During this time Winfield Bevins, pastor of Church OBX, shared about the five instrumental areas of prayer. I thought this information was helpful and I want to share it with you today. You can read more of Winfield’s writings here. You [...]
This week I plan on continuing to post from my personal life and journal. I want to continue giving you a snap shot of how simple and at times mundane your personal time with the Lord can be. What is important is the consistent pattern(s) you will develop as you meet with the Lord each [...]
Yesterday I started to share with you how you can take time each day with Jesus and your Bible. I realize that starting with a pad of paper and a Bible might seem a bit scary so I want to show you what this looks like for me each day. What you are going to [...]
One of the greatest struggles many Christians have is finding their way toward God in a consistent fashion. Resources, devotional books, quiet time helps…they all abound. But what happens when you get to that place where your resource has run its course? Do you scurry about hunting for the next devotional guide so you can [...]
“Concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.” As Paul wrote the letter of I Corinthians he was aware that much of what was taking place in the church at Corinth was not right. We find him writing to the church about subjects that should have been understood and foundational in [...]
Deuteronomy 29:29 – “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” There are days when we all look to God to provide answers, solutions, or direction for various reasons or [...]
Exodus 23:13 “Pay attention to all that I have said to you…” In this short but powerful phrase we stumble upon a conversation between God and Moses. At first glance one could think this is just a reminder that has been inserted in the event Moses had forgotten how important the conversation was. But upon [...]
I can remember when I was a young boy of having desires of owning a metal detector. I grew up right outside of Petersburg, VA…the home of a rather famous Civil War battle. The thoughts of making some great discovery while roaming through the fields with my very own metal detector used to fill my [...]
Motivations for generosity and abound. One has to look no farther than late night television to see the gaunt faces of little children in desperate need. If you are like me you either turn the TV off or quickly change the channel because it’s difficult to see suffering and poverty in such graphic depiction. Or [...]
You’ve started reading the Bible for growth and development and not simply for the acquisition of knowledge and information. You’ve taken the time to enter into a conversation with God (and others)…both talking and listening. The sparks of a vibrant life with Christ are beginning to break through. Suddenly, or not so suddenly, you realize [...]