God has adopted you

God has adopted you. Romans 8:15 – 39   Paul makes the case that those who belong to God (in Christ) have received His Spirit which makes them an adopted child, rather than a slave of fear (8:15). The contrast of adoption and slavery is stark. Slaves have little to no rights, are treated presumptuously…

Generation Dad

last in series   MOTIVATE               Generation Dad Lucille Ball was the first lady of American comedy. Some time before her death she did an interview. The interviewer asked, “Lucille, you’ve lived a long time on this earth and you are a wise person. What’s happened to our country? What’s wrong with our children? Why are…

Generation Restoration

MOTIVATE A few weeks ago I noticed a crack in the windshield of our car. It started out as just a “chip”. Essentially, the plan was to simply ignore the chip as it was fairly unnoticeable and unobtrusive to driving vision. After some time I took the car to a car wash using a pressure…

Sin Stains, Righteousness Reigns

The oil spill in the gulf  is only a small symbol for the stain of sin in our lives. We inherited sin from those who were before us and it has been imputed to our life account. That means when God looks at us He sees us as sinners. This is our identity before a…