Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? Some of you may still have unfulfilled goals from 2018 and maybe even 2017. While we sometimes do not reach every goal we set, I still think goal-setting is great. After all, if you never set a goal, you have nothing to accomplish […]
Anyone need some peace tonight? Peace is something Jesus brings us, as He is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). His peace has no end (Isaiah 9:7). I’m staring at the word peace on our Christmas tree and thinking about the peace I need from the Lord in a few […]
What’s the best Christmas present you ever received? My favorites were the two G.I. Joe tanks and Star Wars Millennium Falcon I received in the same year! What’s the worst Christmas present you ever received? My worst was a combination of a $100 savings bond and a boy Cabbage Patch […]
What do you remember most vividly about your wedding day? What stands out? I’m sure the venue, guests, decorations and even the food was spectacular but what most people would say is the person they came there for that day – their spouse. I’ll never forget my beautiful bride walking […]
Next year, I will have been a husband for nineteen years! How time has flown by since we were first married. The vows we said to each other still hold true today. While I do not remember the exact words from our wedding day (unless I get out the VHS […]
Have you ever found yourself so busy or consumed by stuff you didn’t find much joy in the whole day? In this topsy turvy world we can rush right past the blessings and joy right in front of us overtaken by endless checklists and constant distractions. Sometimes I get so […]
Backbiting, complaining, murmuring, anger, bitterness, rage, offense…all things that have no place in anyone’s life, especially a disciple of Jesus. Have you ever been given the cold shoulder by someone? We all have at some point. That happened to me recently with another believer. I spoke, waved, and nothing. Just […]
Would you do evil as long as the outcome benefits others? Would you lie as long as it protects someone you love? Are some actions only wrong if there is a bad outcome or are they always wrong regardless of the outcome? Christianity is based on principles found in Scripture. […]
(1 of 4 devotionals leading up to Christmas) Over 700 years before Jesus was born, the Old Testament Prophet Isaiah gave us these words of hope about the long-awaited Savior, “For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on His […]
Christmas is supposed to be an exciting time of family and fun. But for many, it can be a painful time dealing with the loss of a loved one. One of the biggest gifts God can give you this Christmas is the gift of peace. Whether it was a child, […]
