In Everything Give Thanks
"In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." 1 Thessalonians 5:18 It is so reasonable to be...
We Were Created to Cast—Not Carry.
When I was 15, I spent the summer in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with some friends. They lived less than 300 yards from Lake Michigan...
The Shopping Cart
I am at the grocery store parking lot after a long work day and a long shopping trip. I have nestled all my shopping bags safely in the...
Our Direction is More Important than Our Destination.
At times, I can be a perfectionist, especially in regards to my own spiritual growth. Unfortunately, my inadequacies and shortcomings are...
Dad's Got This
Words have the power to impact a life. The Bible says, “The tongue has the power of life and death,…” Proverbs 18:1 Words can remove...
In Everything Give Thanks
“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 When things are going...
Life Groups
If you are not connected to a Life Group, you are missing out. Really. Trust me. Our first Life Group meeting of the New Year went...
Daily Renewal
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and...
Fixed and Focused
“Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can...
More Than What We Asked For
"…He can do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think according to the power at work within us." Ephesians 3:20 Have you ever...