Thanksgiving is really a position of the heart. Have you ever thought about what it means to bring the sacrifice of praise? In the Old Testament, the sacrifice was given to make retribution for sin. There were specific rules and procedures in how the sacrifice was supposed to look and when it was supposed to
Did you know you were created in the image of God? That is what the Bible says. In Genesis 1:27, it says God created man in His own image. That means we carry a part of God. None of us are God of course and our understanding of God only increases as we spend time
Did you know that peace is an inside job? We can be a person of peace when the world feels it is collapsing around us. Jesus modeled this when He walked the Earth. There were people that tried to destroy His life from birth yet He walked in peace and courage. There were people who
“God is good, all the time and all the time, God is good.” You may have heard this in church as a pastor saying this to the congregation, and the congregation echoing it back. Have you ever questioned it though? Has there ever been a thought way in the back of your brain that questions
Worry. The Bible discourages it. Some might even say it is a sin. But isn’t worry one of those “acceptable” sins? How will people know we care if we don’t worry about them? Isn’t a hallmark of a good friend, wife, mother, daughter that we worry about the ones we love? What does the Bible
Disillusionment is a tricky thing. To become disillusioned means we first have to believe in something: an idea, circumstance, person, and then when that thing or person, we have believed in doesn’t turn out or act in the way we expected we can become disillusioned. Disillusionment can be painful. It can also open the door
This has been an amazing year so far. There are things that I never thought I would experience – both good and bad. There have been times of anxiety as to what is going to happen next or how to plan my life and that of my family. And there have been times of joy
