We all face challenges in life.  These challenges can be overwhelming and leave us feeling discouraged and fatigued.  This is one reason the Body of Christ is so essential to us all.  We help each other through connection and encouragement.

Man I appreciate all the prayer and encouragement my family has received from the Body of Christ.   Last Thursday my dad lost feeling in his legs and collapsed.

Tony and Brenda Day are active attenders of Harrah Church.  If you haven’t heard Tony has been missing since last Thursday.  Check out the link below for the complete story.

In Acts 9 Luke tells us that Ananias is a key player in Saul’s conversion.   Can you imagine the courage required for Ananias to go visit this guy who was breathing out murderous threats against anyone who claimed to follow Christ.  There is no doubt that he was nervous about the visit.

For those of you who didn’t catch this last week we are reading and discussing Acts this month.  This morning as I read chapter 8 I prayed that I would live like Philip.  He was so in tune with the Holy Spirit that he was receiving step by step guidance. 

There is so much incredible stuff happening in Acts chapter five that I have never caught verse 12-14.   The believers were gathering but no one else dared to join them even though they were highly regarded.

People have often asked me how I have been able to keep my fire.  There are a number of things that help me maintain my zeo and one of them is found in Acts 3.

I see a collision in Acts 2 that produced a passionate sermon where 3000 people became followers of Christ.  Think about the time you made your decision for Christ and experienced the joy of the Lord.  Now multiply that by 3000 and you can begin to imagine what happened on this special day in the [...]

Acts chapter one is packed with good stuff but here is what stuck our to me as I read it today.  Verse 15 says Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty). This is the first church, 120 people in a room waiting for the first visit from the [...]

Before leaving the topic of gossip I would be remiss if I didn’t share my strategy for avoiding it.  The most important thing to be aware of when it comes to gossip is myself.  I am the main catalyst for propagating harmful talk.