
Honoring Our Heroes: A Veterans Day Tribute
This day is not just a date on the calendar; it represents an opportunity for all of us to come together and express our deep gratitude to those who have served in the armed forces. It is both an honor and a privilege to take a moment to reflect on the dedication, sacrifice, and resilience of our nation’s veterans. At...

Training Your Lifeguards
Several years ago, I went to a public swimming pool with my neighbors. As I sat beside the pool, I pondered how the pool is much like our life! People young and old lined up outside the gate to gain access to the laughter and joy inside the gates. Some of the younger ones were given life jackets while the...

Heir or Slave
God made a covenant with Abraham that He would be the father of our faith. God assured Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars and that his offspring would be a blessing to all nations. Abraham had two sons: Isaac, born to his wife Sarah, and Ishmael, born to his slave woman. Ultimately, Isaac was given...

Loaves & Fishes
RTM Fishing Retreat Recap Video The Red Truck Men’s second annual fishing excursion took place Saturday and Sunday, October 7th and 8th. Seventy-one guys from North and South Carolina came out for some good food, fellowship, and yep, some good old low country fishing. Notably, this year witnessed numerous successful catches, including flounder, trout, triple tail, black drums, sheepshead, shark...

Temporary Wealth
I can remember when I was young standing in line with my mother at the grocery store. When we got to the cashier, I remember the chill of hearing the cashier giving us the total owed, and my mom humbly pulling out green food stamps to pay for our much-needed food. More often than not, the amount due exceeded what...

Two Bad Eggs
Several years ago, my wife and I found ourselves at a new church. We had been looking for a church that stayed true to God’s Word. After a few weekends of sermons, we felt this must be the one we were looking for. A month or two later we found ourselves being embraced and loved by the lead pastor and...

The Start of a Ministry
Jesus’ ministry started after He was baptized by John. Following His baptism, Jesus was led by the Spirit of God to the wilderness, where He fasted for forty days and was tempted by Satan before commencing His God-assigned mission. During and after the forty days of fasting, Satan appeared and began to carry out his malicious work. Why did this...

Made & Paid
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of Heaven,...

Not A Spectator Sport
God calls all to salvation and transformation. Salvation is available because God sent His Son to die for our sins providing a gift we receive by realizing our need for a Savior. Romans 10:9 says, “If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”...
