Life has an innumerable number of ways to disappoint us. I can never count the times I have been disappointed in my life. Disappointment I have brought upon myself by bad choices, disappointments I have incurred by the actions of others, and disappointments because life does not treat us fairly. Why should we expect it to? We live among fallen men and women in a cursed world. Sinners will do what sinners do. Sometimes things go our way, but many times they do not. In  the course of  my pastoral ministry for 34 years I have seen the heartaches, the tears, the sorrows, and the de ..read more

 The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is the fictional account of an older devil giving his advice to his nephew Wormwood, who is not yet worldly wise enough to secure the damnation of an ordinary young man named "the patient". Wormwood needs his devilish methods and tactics polished up if he is to useful in Satan's kingdom, because he is not skilled enough about the nature of temptation and how to take humans away from God. The Screwtape Letters is a classic on the subtle strategy of spiritual deception and warfare. One of the things that I read recently which caught my attention is Screw ..read more

 Proverbs 4:10 Listen, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. 11 I have instructed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths. 12 When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; And if you run, you will not stumble. 13 Take hold of instruction; do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. How many times has good advice been ignored in your life, and what was the outcome? Sometimes, a single bad decision has tragic consequences. Sometimes, it is a matter of lif ..read more

“For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God” (Ephesians 3:14-19). Fridtjof Nansen was a ..read more

 Take a listen to a message on Christ's entry into Jerusalem fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9 Listen at "Hear a Sermon" at faithsd.org Shalom ..read more

 Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Abounding hopeleaves no permanent room for depression, despair, or giving up. Abounding hope expects nothing less than great things from God! Abounding hopealways points us in the direction of Christ. Abounding hope rest in Christ’s perfect love for us. Abounding hope overcomes the darkness with the light of Christ. Abounding hope sees beyond the present to the future which God has laid in store for his children. Abounding hope is the anchor ..read more

Mark 10:46  And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me. 49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calle ..read more

In the time when there was no king in ancient Israel, the people were constantly subjected to attacks by their enemies as a result of their sin in breaking the covenant with God which they had promised to obey. This followed the victories of Joshua, the successor to Moses. We call the era “the time of the Judges” (Acts 13:21) which lasted from the entrance of Israel in the promised land until Samuel the prophet. The judges were not judges as we commonly understand the term; they were leaders whom God raised up to save Israel from their oppressors. Generally, the Israelites were free from oppre ..read more

 Chosen in Him, from darkness set free, A child of God forever to be. How precious the blood Immanuel gave, How glorious His triumph over the grave. Atonement for all, God’s wrath is appeased, As soon as the guilty sinner believes. No debt so great Jesus cannot forgive, All that it takes is one look to live.   Look to Jesus, and Jesus alone. The prodigal child is free to come home. Back to the Father’s house far above, Washed in the blood of redeeming love. Salvation accomplished by unmerited grace, Jesus has died for the whole human race. Glorious love, freely given to all, Chosen ..read more

 Author Larry Moody wrote, “We are not in the land of the living going to the land of the dying. We are in the land of the dying going to the land of the living.” The Bible is clear that death does not end our existence. Death is the passage way to another life that is endless. Whether in heaven with God, or in hell separated from Him forever. Jesus said, “Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection ..read more