One of my favorite things to do at Thanksgiving is to go around the table and have each person say what they are thankful to God for. With ages ranging from 5 to 28, it can get pretty interesting. From legos to life, many different things are shared. There’s an abundance of blessing that happens […]
For the LORD’s lovingkindness is better than life! Said another way; the gift of Christ is better than anything we will ever encounter this side of life. A belief like that changes everything. When we have the best, we don’t need to go searching for satisfaction in some other thrill or experience. We have what […]
If you have sincerely placed your trust in Jesus as your Savior, His victory over sin has become yours. It’s easy in the Christian life to let the moment that this happened become a distant memory like the glory days of high school. We may even long for those days again. It ought not be […]
There’s no question that grace is powerful. For we know that where sin abounds grace abounds all the more. By grace we have been saved, this is not something that we have earned, but instead a beautiful gift from Our Father in heaven. While we remember grace’s power to save, we often forget it’s power […]
Have you ever had one of those moments where you needed an intervention in your thought process and God was faithful to provide it? It’s so easy to let the cares of this world keep us from thinking from an eternal perspective regarding our mission here. This morning God interrupted my thoughts with Revelation 22. […]
After raising 14 children to adulthood, I’ve seen the principles of this proverb first hand. You can spend time explaining why discipline is necessary and even back it with scripture that clearly indicates that discipline occurs because of love: For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom […]
After raising 14 children to adulthood, I’ve seen the principles of this proverb first hand. You can spend time explaining why discipline is necessary and even back it with scripture that clearly indicates that discipline occurs because of love: For whom the LORD loves He reproves, Even as a father corrects the son in whom […]
One of the things I teach all my children is that they carry our family’s name wherever they go. Our name is about honesty, love, respect, diligence, integrity, forgiveness, mercy, and more. When we go places, their behavior reflects that name. They can choose to uphold the character I want connected with our name or […]
As parents, we are shepherds to our children; providing safety and guidance as the grow to maturity. This task is impossible to do without knowledge and understanding. The demand continues to increase as they grow; as does the weight and importance of their choices. For, our precious sheep(children) will stray at times. We must be […]
When the gospel struck my heart for real the first time, I gave up my life and asked God to guide me. In looking back, I didn’t even have a clue of what would happen next. I was simply knew I had sinned against Him and needed His forgiveness and guidance. I didn’t fully understand […]