This Beautiful Day

Thank you Lord for this day. Thank you Lord for joy, laughter, silliness and release this day. Thank you Lord for mercy, healing, breath and dreams this day. Thank you Lord for grace, insight, kindness […]

Living in the Right Now

Show me the path where I should walk, O Lord; point out the right road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. […]

Dark Chocolate is Good for You!

It is true!  I knew it!  In a Good Houeskeeping edition, it stated, “…in a new study, a daily nibble of dark chocolate cut risk of heart attacks and stroke by 39 percent.” I don’t […]

Thankful for Small Things…

Too often I am looking for BIG THINGS to happen.  Great things.  Amazing things.  What I sometimes overlook are the simple things that happen all around me that I take for granted! I’m thankful to […]

God Knows

God is in the long and short stories of our lives and God is in the details of everything. Recently I heard a teaching by Laurie Short titled, “More is Happening than You See”. I […]

Transparency

What is it about transparency in people that draws us? I know I am drawn to transparent people…those who are real and vulnerable.  We feel closer to someone who shares their heart with us.  Simply […]

Making Choices to Live like a Christ Follower

I am increasingly alarmed by the number of Christians who are exhibiting behavior which feels lacking in the Fruit of the Spirit.  (Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control) Even though our […]

Trust

Brennan Manning, one of my favorite authors, said, “The faith that animates the Christian community is less a matter of believing in the existence of God than a practical trust in His loving care under […]

The beginning of the Vineyard…Dream on!

When we planted Vineyard North Phoenix with 12 people in 1985, it was beyond my wildest dreams that the church would ever be as large as it is now and that we would see the […]

Be Strong and Have Courage

Be Strong and Have Courage Honestly, has there ever been a time in our lives that we needed more to hear, “Be strong and courageous!” The last couple of years have been bonkers and it […]