Author Archives: Sam Sherwood

Did you ever have one of those “What Just Happened” moments?  Where you pushed the wrong button, made the wrong decision, said the wrong thing and before you could take it back, BOOM?!  You were past the point of no … Continue reading →

In Matthew 16 Jesus told his disciples, 24“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life … Continue reading →

“What? That’s an odd question to ask,” you say. We all admit that the law is good, but, hey . . . love it? Get serious. I don’t know about you, but any interactions I had with the law were … Continue reading →

Often in our reading of scripture, we can miss some unique revelations God desires for us to have. It is easy to miss deep meanings from very familiar verses, verses we know by heart, verses we have read over and … Continue reading →

Probably one of the things that mixes Christians up more than anything else is the confusion about who they really are, differentiating between soul and spirit.  In Hebrews 4:12, Paul says, “ For the word of God is living and … Continue reading →

Is there a rest for the People of God?  Today?  In this time and place?  One might wonder when you look around at the burdens some Christians seem to shoulder.  In the The Lost Coin, Sam Season walks down Church … Continue reading →

As Hurricane Matthew barreled toward South Florida, I thought this was it. With a mixture of nervousness and anticipation, we were ready for our first hurricane. We stocked our provisions and battened down the hatches waiting for the worst and … Continue reading →

It’s with a little trepidation I step into this topic. I am not a social activist. Though some have claimed that Jesus was a social activist, he was most certainly not. The only thing he said about Rome was “render … Continue reading →

I grew up in the church, but it wasn’t until my 27th year that I came to know Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. My testimony isn’t that dramatic. I had graduated from college, had a good job, and … Continue reading →

What is sin? Someone asked me that the other day. As I thought about it, I realized that it is really not a silly question. Many people grapple with it and opinions vary considerably. I spent much of my career … Continue reading →