I love this holiday. Thanksgiving is uniquely American, and each family has special ways of celebrating. These days, one custom is to spend the month of November listing one's blessings and sharing … [Read more...]
The Door: For us, it’s Jesus
This beautiful picture was taken by one of my favorite author friends, Cynthia Ruchti on a recent trip she took to Europe. My imagination runs wild as I think of the stories that might take place … [Read more...]
We are the Sanctuary – the Temple of God
"Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?" First Corinthians 3:16 NKJV I have tried not to make my bucket list very long, so that it seems more … [Read more...]
Thankful for that Cloud of Witnesses – Hebrews 12:1
"Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race … [Read more...]
We are the Kingdom – Colossians 1 :12-13
It is human nature to always seek something better. There must be something more glorious than this present world we are plodding through. Someday, things will be perfect. In Old Testament times, … [Read more...]
Contentment. Only Possible with a Firm Foundation
"Not that I speak in respect of want; for I have learned in whatsoever state that I am, therewith to be content." Philippians 4:11 .KJV. Content. Does this mean the same as happy? Not … [Read more...]
Help my Unbelief
The father of a young man with a terrible seizure condition had brought him to Jesus for healing. For years, they had dealt with uncertainty and fear. As Mark tells it in Chapter 9, verses … [Read more...]
Sign of Persistence
"Bretheren, I count not myself to have apprehended; but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the … [Read more...]
Back to School- the Next Generation
The traditional pictures have started. Kids on the front steps, holding chalkboards. Many smiling faces, and a few stubborn grimaces. Milestones shared and preserved for the future. At … [Read more...]
Pick up your Cross and Follow Him
In a series our minister calls the Summer of Good news, we are studying the Gospel of Mark on Sunday morning. Mark's account emphasizes the difficulty that the disciples had in understanding who … [Read more...]
