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 […]
No One Feels Alone
We love each other because he loved us first. -1 John 4:19 I recently traveled out of state for my aunt’s funeral. It was a lovely celebration recognizing her life, our love for her, and the fact that she is now worshiping Jesus in Heaven. My cousins, Mindy and Beth, one of my uncles, […]
Are We Really “Following” Jesus?
Have you ever followed someone like your life depended on it? A few years ago we took the youth group on a day trip during the summer, the day had several activities planned but the highlight was a trip spelunking! Spelunking is the process of caving and going deep into caves in the earth and […]