Hope—a simple word yet filled with profound meaning. Hope is powerful, shaping the way we see the world and the choices we make. It’s an essential part of every person’s life. But what do you place your hope in? Relationships? Family? Your career? Your health? Your wealth? These arenas of Read more…
I love Advent. Just as the doors of Heaven were closed to revelation for 400 years before the birth of Jesus, so we are gifted every year with 4 weeks of repentance and reflection before celebrating that blessed event. Do you love Jesus? I do too. But I must always Read more…
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! – 1 Chronicles 16:34 At Thanksgiving we should all take time to pause and give thanks. Some families have a tradition of going around the table and having every person share what they are Read more…
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in Heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and unrighteous. – Matthew 5:44-45 Each one of Read more…
Have you struggled with connecting with others? Maybe you have lots of acquaintances but few if any real friends that know and care for you deeply? You are not alone. We live in a society that has progressively embraced technology that removes genuine connections with others. The result is that Read more…
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:7 This is a very familiar verse to many. We ask God for this peace and we pray for this peace for others. So why don’t more Christians actually Read more…
So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have Read more…
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, Read more…
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. – Psalm 119:105 Lately I have felt lost. It is as if I am wandering aimlessly. I have felt tired all the time and my attitude could use some improvement. I have had three different co-workers Read more…
Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God, and that You have turned their hearts back to you again. – 1 Kings 18:37 Sometimes the lost are halfway found. Some, many perhaps, sense there is something more to this world than Read more…