”Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad [...]

When it comes to who the greatest baseball player is in MLB right now, there is always debate.  That’s part of the fun.  But for me it is a cinch.  Albert Pujols.  First baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals.  He’s not just the greatest because he’s on my fantasy baseball team (that’s part of it [...]

On Sunday we studied Matthew 7:12, otherwise known as the Golden Rule: “So in everything , do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” In one simple statement, Jesus sums up the entire Old Testament.  Furthermore, He wants us to take the initiative [...]

On Sunday we looked at the topic of Kingdom Fathers from the example of David shepherding the people of Israel.  Psalm 78:70-72 recounts David’s shepherding and leading ability: “He [God] chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people [...]

This morning as I was running around the Heartland lake, I was coming down the backside of the dam when a red blur flashed right in front of me and into the bushes next to the trail.  It was a male cardinal.  Brilliant red feathers flashing almost as if to say, “This is my bush, [...]