Faith can be spelled, “R.I.S.K.”

Clarity?  Faith?  Trust? Risk? Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. […]

Healthy Things Grow!

Years ago, a pastor shared with our pastoral staff that, “Healthy things grow.”  It impacted me at the time and continues to impact me now.  Have you ever noticed that healthy things grow?  Plants, children, […]

A Case of Happy

Does “happy” rub off? For the despondent, every day brings trouble; But for the happy heart, life is a continual feast. –Proverbs 15:15 (NLT) A few years ago, a study was published reporting that emotions […]

Empty Calories

Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from […]

Don’t Quit Soldier!

II Timothy 2:3 (NAS)   Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. We are soldiers of Jesus Christ. (Have you ever thought about that?)   Everyone has hardships.  Soldiers take some hard knocks. […]

Slow Me Down Lord!

Slow Me Down… Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day […]

Activity Addiction

You may say, “I am allowed to do anything.” But I reply, “Not everything is good for you.” And even though I am allowed to do anything, I must not become a slave to anything. […]

I’ve Got Technology on My Mind…

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…–Proverbs 23:7a (KJV) Susan Greenfield, neuroscientist and researcher at Oxford, says human identity could be facing an unprecedented crisis. She writes that we are “sleepwalking towards […]

A Learner of Comfort

A few weeks ago Pastor Brian spoke on “How to Deal with Suffering”. This really ministered to me because honestly life has not been easy lately. I had reached out for prayer with a trusted […]

May I Have This Dance?

Dance Much? I have thought at times of our Christian walk in light of dancing. As Christians, we each basically have two dances as we walk out our lives:  a line dance (which we do […]