Last week we talked about expectations of Christians that both the church and those outside of the church have. We then talked about changing our perspective and focus on being a dedicated follower of Christ. How are we to do this in an ever-changing world and society? Let’s look beyond…
Being Transparent
Ever wish being a Christian was easy? The world expects certain things about Christians and the church world expects things out of Christians. What makes it so difficult for most is that the expectations are different for every single person out there of what exactly it means to be a…
I thought I’d end the year with an article I wrote for our church’s Advent Devotional. Have a wonderful New Year. What do you do when life gets hard? Do you withdraw and seek refuge in silence, or do you communicate with as many people as possible and walk through…
I was reading today about King Solomon making an agreement with King Hiram of Tyre for logs to use for the building of the Temple. Israel had an abundance of food and King Hiram had an abundance of wood, known as cedars of Lebanon, so they made a trading agreement that…
We just finished up our second online Bible study this week. Thanks to the ladies who were able to participate in the study over the Being Transparent book. It was a wonderful growing time and experience with you and it’s hard to believe seven weeks went by that quickly. Most of…
Good Friday morning to you today! This has been a long week for me and I’m so grateful for a God of second chances. I’m ever so humbled that the God I serve desires a relationship with me. The small group I’m in is currently doing a Bible study, Jonah,…
I woke up this morning in a state of prayer. I was in a middle of a dream and woke up confused as it seemed very real. When I realized it was just a dream, I felt the need to pray but wasn’t sure how I was supposed to pray….
Think about your best friend, you know, your BFF! This is the person you love spending time with at any point. You are able to talk for hours and yet you are able to sit in the silence comfortably. Each of you knows, for the most part, what the other…
I’m sitting in the chemo room watching others get their treatments. Some are getting fluids, some iron, and some are getting chemo. The nurses are walking in and out taking care of the beeping of the machines, putting in IVs, getting blankets and pillows for the patients, giving specific chemo…
Our family watched God’s Not Dead 2 last night. The main character is a Christian teacher who gets put on trial for talking about Jesus in her classroom. As she’s talking about how hard the situation is and how she doesn’t feel she can hear Jesus anymore, her grandfather says,…