On the way home from work one evening, I stopped by a friend’s house, and she had a table in the middle of her living room with a desk light. On the table, I saw what looked to be a bazillion-piece puzzle. This hobby passes the time for her during the long winter months. I […]
Escape Darkness: Walk in the Light
Have you ever experienced true darkness? Like, real absolute darkness? I remember the first and probably the only time I’ve experienced true absolute darkness. We took the youth group caving several years ago. When you enter the cave, you get suited up with headlamps and other gear. You climb into this little hole in the […]
Love in Any Language
Three things will last forever – faith, hope, and love – and the greatest of these is love. -1 Corinthians 13:13 In 1992, Gary Chapman’s book The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate was published. It is a very good tool for couples who are married or thinking of […]
Prioritize Your Priorities
What are the priorities in your life? Or maybe a better question would be- if I looked closely at your life what would I conclude were your priorities? TV? Facebook? The latest fashion? I’d like to say that health is a great priority in my life. However, if you were a fly on the wall […]
Morals and Values
Morals and Values…..do we even put much stock in these terms ‘nowadays’? I wonder if you asked a young person today for a list of their personal values would they know what you meant let alone have an answer? I don’t mean to pick on young’uns because I think it is actually a good question […]
For Such A Time As This
A couple of weeks ago our Student Ministry had the opportunity to join our amazing Student Leadership Team at an alternative “Winter Conference”, a yearly trip we take as a group. This conference was much different than anything we have done together in the past. Even though it was outside of our comfort zone we […]
Do children really bounce??
I would suppose you may be wondering about the title, but rest assured we will answer the question at hand if children really do bounce. We have often heard the term; those kids are bouncing off the walls. Any parent or caregiver can tell you they have witnessed a child at one time or another […]
The Hunter’s Sanctuary
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heaven! Praise him for his mighty works; praise his unequaled greatness! Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord! -Psalm 150:1,2,6 My husband and I love the outdoors. Being outside is good for the body, mind, and […]
Love Them & Pray for Them
Love. A word that is thrown around rather recklessly today, I love pizza, I love football, I love coffee, I love my wife, I love my kids, I love Jesus, I love church, etc. Today, we love everything. But do we actually love anything? Because we may love pizza but do we love it when […]
Resolve to be a Star
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I do. Actually, I make the same ones every year. Seriously. Every. Year. But this year I’m switching it up. This year my New Year’s resolution is to be a star! Yep. You read that right. I’m going to be a star! And I’d like to invite you to […]