“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” – Philippians 2:3 The loss of...

When his parents saw him they were shocked. His mother said, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Listen! Your father and I have...

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of The United States of America Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble,...

“My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now...

As I write my Friday Connection article this evening, I am loving traditions. This is only the second year for this tradition, but one of...

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light. Luke 11:34 One story tells of a mother and...

In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that...

Dear friends, now we are God’s children, and it hasn’t yet appeared what we will be. We know that when he appears we will be like him...

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so...

"Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ...

"I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy." 1 Timothy 1:4 These are the words that the Apostle Paul writes to Timothy at...

He (Jesus) told another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his field. It’s...

The LORD said to Abram, “Leave your land, your family, and your father’s household for the land that I will show you. I will make of you...

Now Caleb calmed the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of it, because we are more than able to do it.” But...

In the past week, Bishop Tom Berlin reached out to our Florida conference to share two dire needs. I think that is appropriate for our...

This has been one of those weeks when we hear news that several church members are now going through hard seasons. Hard seasons happen to...

Yesterday, Gary and I headed to Lakeland for the Florida Annual Conference. We were on our way to the Clergy Session which is mandatory,...

After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he...

As we are in the first 15 days of the new year, doesn’t it seem like 2021 is just an extension of 2020? As if today, Jan. 15, 2021 is...