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During the Easter season, we sing many songs that we typically do not sing at any other time. One of those songs is “We Serve a Risen Savior” by Alfred Henry Ackley. Praise God that He saw fit to raise Jesus from the dead. Not only that, but He can live with each of us today. So what does it mean to serve a risen Savior? How do you live that out on a day-to-day basis? Well, Acts 1:8 (NKJV) tells us this. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”  It does not matter if you live in Africa, Russia, or Pennsylvania. Our job as Christians is to tell everyone we meet that our Savior cares for each and every one. Whether it is by words or deeds, tell everyone. Matthew 5:16(NKJV) says, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see...

It was a warm, rainy, dismal morning in August 2017 when I was flying out of Philadelphia. I had just attended the funeral of my brother less than two weeks before, and my mood was a bit dark and gloomy, just like the weather. Soon after take off, we broke through the clouds; the heavens were beautiful, the sun was shining and the sky was crystal clear above the pure white fluffy clouds. I was reminded again that the sun is always shining even when it's raining in our lives. For he hath said, ”I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Hebrews 13:5b. God is always near us, and we don't need to face the storms of life alone. You may be facing terminal illness, depression, anxiety, death, or walking alongside folks who are making poor choices. With God’s help, we can take courage and remember that God's promise to Joshua is still true today. “Have not I...

Even though my wife and I did not grow up in the church, my wife was always a seeker. On the other hand, I was not spiritually minded at all. We found our different experiences spelled out side by side in the Bible in Matt 13: 44-46. She, the seeker of the pearl of great value, and I, just walked through a field and "stumbled upon" the hidden treasure of great value. In the story, both the seeker and the stumbler saw the amazing value of the treasure and sold all they had to buy it. I can understand how God calls the seeker, but I have always marveled at how He calls the doubter and the unspiritual to Himself. But once I understood that Jesus was the one who came to "seek and save that which was lost"...I realized that He is the one who places that stumbling treasure in our path. Our need for forgiveness is so great that God is not content to just let us go our way. That thing that you keep...