Have you ever said to someone, “You need to stop talking.”? Has anyone ever said that to you? If you’re like me the answer is a resounding, “Yes.”

Luke 15 is one of my favorite Chapters in all of Scripture. I use it as the basis of most of my speaking engagements when I am introducing the ministry of CEF to a new Church contact for the first time.

Hebrews 13: 8-13 says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Why should we celebrate the 4th of July? Are the barbecues, baseball games, fireworks, and parades worth it?

To most people, especially on those tremendously hot and humid days, free time on summer days is spent looking for some place to kick back and relax.

What are you worried about? What keeps you up at night? Do you believe that God is big enough to address your worries?

We live in an incredibly selfish, self-centered, self-gratifying, self-promoting culture. In fact, if you look up “self-promotion” on Google, right on the first page, you will see article after article teaching you how to promote yourself.

As the children of Israel left Egypt, they crossed the Red Sea on dry ground. Many illustrations depict them walking double file through a narrow gorge bordered by “walls of water.”

As Valentine’s Day is celebrated this month, there will be cards, candy, flowers, and other types of gifts given.

The following is a sermon illustration that I recently used: “One day a father decided to take his son to play at the local park. The boy quickly gravitated to the sandbox...