Can you remember a moment when someone said something or did something that encouraged you greatly? What about the opposite? Have you ever been discouraged by someone? We all have. It is sad how we can easily remember the times we were put down versus when we were lifted up. [...]
One summer, while working at a Christian camp, we stood around the campfire with the sun setting and the cool breezes from the north enveloping us. After sharing the vision to our new team, my wife passed out short pencils and index cards. [...]
We naturally think about our blessings during the Thanksgiving holiday season. This year, I will be in New England with my family. I enjoy sitting at our dining room table with a nice roasted turkey—and all of the trimmings—looking at the faces of my family. [...]
With my carry-on luggage on the floor, I began to pack for a trip that was looking like it was going to be canceled. When Friday arrived, the decision was made not to go. Hurricane Harvey was off the coast of Texas and my weekend plans to be in Houston were cancelled. [...]
A steeple is something that began to be built on churches as early as the empire of Constantine in the 300s after Christ. Steeples were built as high as possible—typically with a cross on top—making it higher than any other building in town. [...]
The most famous wrestling match in the history of the world was between Jacob and “the angel of the Lord,” as told in the book of Genesis. [...]
This year, I will be in the States for our July 4th Independence Day celebration. I would like to visit the ocean and see my children. We enjoy our liberty and blessings in America. [...]
Time is not a replaceable commodity. You can go earn more money, but you cannot go earn more time. Love is best spelled: t-i-m-e. [...]
Love is a decision, an emotion and often a feeling not possible to define. [...]
In Acts 12, Peter has been put in prison by King Herod. The night before Peter is to go to trial the Christians were praying at Mary̓s house—the mother of John. They were having an all night prayer meeting. [...]
Serving God has always meant a lot to me. At the age of nineteen, I felt called to go to Haiti to start a brand new mission with my parents. [...]
God wants us to love Him, but why? And is that enough? I don’t think so. The second greatest commandment comes from Mark 12:31. But, first in verse 30, we are instructed to love God but then what? [...]
I’ve often had a calendar from the dollar store, or even free ones. But for the past three years, I have indulged in a Barnes and Noble calendar book; 2014 was hot pink, 2015 was pale aqua, and 2016 is coral. [...]
On Thursday, September 8, 2016, at 10:09 a.m., I sent a text message to my wife, “Help!” I was having a heart attack! [...]
There is a time to go through a storm and a time to run from a storm. We need to always evaluate the threat to our lives and move forward in wisdom and prayer. [...]
There is a story in the New Testament of a woman with a dreadful disease who had suffered for 12 years—spending all she had on the medical services of her day. Then, she heard that Jesus was coming to town. She had an idea. [...]
As a child, I remember seeing my mother slip into her prayer closet down the hall of the church where we lived—135 Belmont Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. [...]
There is no testimony without a test. No healing without a sickness. No victory without a fight. [...]
I love pondering our American history—especially the early years when approximately 100 people set off from England on the Mayflower in search of the New World. These pilgrims came to America seeking religious freedom after breaking away from the Church of England. [...]
My father, Charles DiPietro, is 98 years old. I think he deserves the platform…the microphone to speak what is in his heart for other fathers this Father’s Day. I asked him today what he would like to say. He would tell you that as you walk with God, your children will find your footsteps. [...]
