At the beginning of this year our Pastor challenged us to “Go there.” in 2016. As we come to the close of this year, I wonder how we’re doing with this challenge? Go there is simply a call to be intentional in our daily walk as we share the gospel in the places, situations, and relationships […]
Read MoreIt is well with my soul…. These words to the beloved hymn took a long time to truly resonate with me. I had sung them in church my whole life. I knew the all the words in my head, but I didn’t feel them in my heart…even until well after the word “infertility” was spoken […]
Read MoreAt the beginning of this year our Pastor challenged us to “Go There” in 2016. As we come to the close of this year, I wonder how we’re doing with this challenge? Go there is simply a call to be intentional in our daily walk as we share the gospel in the places, situations, and relationships […]
Read MoreRecently, I had to have a fairly major surgery done. Apparently, my body thought it was a good idea to grow a tumor right up against my ocular nerve. Not cool, body; NOT COOL. I was given several weeks to convalesce at home, and while I had envisioned myself relaxing on the couch, watching TV […]
Read MoreSo, friends, confirm God’s invitation to you, his choice of you. Don’t put it off; do it now. Do this, and you’ll have your life on a firm footing, the streets paved and the way wide open into the eternal kingdom of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ. —2 Peter 1:10-11 (The Message) So it’s […]
Read More“Without these qualities you can’t see what’s right before you, oblivious that your old sinful life has been wiped off the books. So, friends, confirm God’s invitation to you, his choice of you.” 1 Peter 1:9 MSG Growing up in a bible-believing church and being raised with Christ-following parents I was constantly taught truth from […]
Read More“With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus.” 2 Peter 1:9-10 When I was in college, I was very active in my local church. It was a small church, but […]
Read MoreFrom the moment we are born we are instilled with the quality to love others. Wide-eyed infants in need of nourishment, we associate love with the comfort of another individual. Oh to be a child again and feel what it’s like to love others with nothing holding you back! No judgment, no hatred, no record […]
Read More“Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.” “Oil and perfume make the heart glad and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.” Proverbs 27:5- 6, 9 As my tires rolled over her smooth driveway, I smiled to again […]
Read MoreThere is a television commercial that plays occasionally advertising a delicious candy. It has a little girl looking in the window of a candy shop filled with enticing delicacies. The look on the little girl’s face is one of awe and anticipation as she considers her choice. You may have seen that same look on […]
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