Hebrews 12:1,2 The writer of Hebrews described the cross of Jesus as the “Joy set before him.” How could so much pain and suffering be...

Psalms 51:12 According to Nehemiah 8:10 joy is the strength of the believer. To have it taken away will produce a weakness that will open...

1 Peter 1:8 The Christmas season has always been my favorite time of year. I start celebrating early, generally beginning the first of...

Psalms 16:11 I love to read or hear about people’s conversion stories. I’m fascinated that God brings many people to himself from many...

Galatians 4:4 “When the fullness of time was come…” God’s timing is always right! He knows when the time is ripe for him to intervene...

Repost worth sharing again... as we come to end of another year. It's never too late to begin. Psalm 27:6 in part says…”at His sacred...

I know you have heard it said that the best gifts are the gifts that money can’t buy. When you are a child, this is so difficult to...

Can you believe that we are almost at the end of 2023? It is the time of year when we reflect on the past 12 months and make resolutions...

I’m a fixer by nature.  I grew up in a time when you had no choice but to fix something if it wasn’t working.  Whether it was a piece of...

I love Christmas!  It’s that time of year when we rush to get everything just so.  The trees are up and the lights have been lit. ...

In a few weeks, after the Christmas trees are down, ornaments are carefully packed in their boxes and my nativity scene has all been...

On the second Sunday of Advent, we will light the candle of faith – the Bethlehem candle, so called because of the prophecy that the...

I remember being in awe of my aunt Mary’s nativity scene when I was young. It was unlike anything I’d ever seen! A wooden stable with...

“When Jesus came to that spot, He looked up and said, ‘Zacchaeus, come down at once.’ Luke 19:5 A few weeks ago in our Sunday school...

“Wash me completely clean of my guilt; purify me from my sin.” Psalm 51:2 Recently, my son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, came for...

Titus 2:11-13 During the Christmas holidays people spend a lot of time looking. Whether it is looking for that special gift, watching...

Like 2:25-32; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 One of the precious commodities in our world today are things that bring us comfort. Whether it is...

Psalms 37:5 The first step in doing anything meaningful is “to commit.” Without commitment, many task never get done and what is...

2 Peter 3:1-12 Advent is a time of expectation. In it there is a longing for redemption, reconciliation, and restoration. Israel was a...

Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-7 The Christmas story reminds us of the longing and patience we endure in waiting for the advent of the second coming...