I sat totally alone in the huge Frankfurt, Germany train station remembering the train door shutting between Kathy, my girls, the whole outreach team we were leading, and me as the train departed to Amsterdam. What came next was harrowing…

I want to share a more obscure word to us today but still one that is ever so important and one we should recognize when it is happening to us; however usually we do not. You say: ..."hmmm ...now that sounds mysterious!' That certainly is true. It is mysterious! However, there is a lot to it that we do not understand, yet we should for a number of reasons.

Today it is easy to “look the part.” The world, TV, Hollywood, Government, and the pulpit are full of them, but the next thing you know the story is out and then it’s cover-up, back peddling, and all kinds of things to save their reputation and their little kingdom they have built to promote themselves, their fortunes, and their views on life.

"After Jesus' resurrection, they left the tombs, entered the holy city, Jerusalem and appeared to many." Because of scriptures like this, I have chosen to take time to look into a few puzzling scriptures in Matthew 27. Let’s take a look together.

Truly, This day above all holidays and celebrations ought to be honored as the most important day in ALL of human history. It is the very essence of the real meaning of the word FREEDOM! Without the GIFT of this day all of mankind is doomed to failure, disgrace, and destruction.

It is easy to think everyone has done their job to the best of their ability. BUT …yes, there’s that big, huge word that often leaves us wondering. Let me tell you about not only human nature’s mistake but also our usual mistake in times like this.

I have always found the arrival of Veteran’s Day to be a wonderful prelude to Thanksgiving Day. Both of their very reasons for celebrating are at the very height of worthiness. Certainly in America there is no better reason to be thankful than its freedom, it’s opportunity to excel and reach our highest potential. However, Thanksgiving Day not only celebrates our history but...

All of this leads us to a personal choice …or gamble if you choose to call it. However, this gamble is one that you are betting your life upon!

I have been asked many times how to reach someone when we desire to share about God. The common term for this is “witnessing” and that word seems to freak people out quicker than any track qualifying record! Here it's 18.7 seconds and it doesn't take near that long for people to start getting nervous and fear come out in beads of sweat. Loss of words or stumbling over themselves follows and what was just in your Biblical knowledge has drifted to something akin to a wreck coming to the flag out of turn four. What are we suppose to tell them about God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit? How do we explain something that we ourselves do not understand? And how foolish am I going to look? Omigosh! Let me let you in on a simple secret that eliminates lots of this.