Stepping out in faith…
Who are we, those who call ourselves Christians? Sometimes it's hard to tell because that term is used fairly loosely these days. Well obviously, the beginning of the word is self explanatory, Christ. That's Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God. The 'ian' means that we belong to Christ. We are of Christ. Who …
I'm learning to trust in his hand on my life.
Yeah, I know. We're all tired of wearing masks, but if there's even a possibility it'll save lives why wouldn't you? But, I don't really want to talk about the masks we wear because of COVID. Today, I'm referring to the masks we all wear when we put on a smile because we don't want …
It's been said that God works in mysterious ways, and I certainly believe this. My devotional this morning took me back to a blog post I recently wrote about keeping your eyes on Jesus. The writer of the devotional said that he believed: ...that experience deepened Peter’s faith and made him willing to take great …
As a Christian, we have a sense of hope about the future. We believe that Jesus will return one day. That's what the gospel teaches us. Having hope in this gives us something to look forward to. Even when the world seems dark and dismal the believer has a hope that there is light at …
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me?" Matthew 14:30 Life's going along just great! Things have fallen into place and you're in a real comfortable place. Maybe a little too comfortable and you make a decision without praying about it. Yep, and you soon …
When you go to a wedding, you don't expect to run out of wine, because those numbers have been calculated to make sure that doesn't happen. But, in the second chapter of John, that's exactly what occurred. Back then there was no church yet. The lines weren't yet drawn between Christians and non-Christians. Jesus got …
I've been studying the book of Job and was feeling that I just couldn't grasp what Job was going through. But then I wondered, could today in the days of COVID 19, political upheaval in the U.S., and the continued aftermath of race riots. We can feel like we are being disciplined by the Father, …
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As members of the church, we should be of one mind. Focused on sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. But it's not easy to keep our focus there because there are so many other things that distract us. We become divided on things that don't really matter in the great scheme of things. Do we …
Mornings on my deck with God's beautiful creations before me. I love it when the mornings are cool enough to go on our back deck and read the Scriptures for the day or write on my blog. I am surrounded by woods with the birds singing and being buzzed by the hummingbirds who come for …
Where God Leads 