Replace the Good with the Best!

by | Feb 16, 2012 | Faith

This is a great time to pause and reflect, to wonder and to wait, to ponder and to pray. God has some very personal and specific words to share with you and me. He is ready to help us make a few adjustments in our lives. He wants to give us rest, He wants to teach us...

Matching Christ

by | Feb 9, 2012 | Faith

For Christmas my ten-year-old daughter received a hat similar to one I own. Immediately, her thought was, “We should match, mom.” She picked a day and planned both of our outfits, so we could look like twins. She wanted us to look alike. I remember dressing like my...

I’ve Got a Problem

by | Jan 12, 2012 | Faith

            Recently I was listening to John Maxwell online. He said something that started a fire in my heart as it relates to this fast we are on. He was teaching that in the bible miracles didn’t happen...

Did You Believe in Santa?

by | Dec 15, 2011 | Faith

Did you believe in Santa Claus? I did. Oh, I did with all my heart! He always ate the cookies I left out for him. He always left me a little note to thank me for the cookies and tell me what a good girl I had been that year. One Christmas Eve, my mom even spotted his...

Near the Cross

by | Dec 8, 2011 | Faith

Consider those who stood near the cross: Soldiers… who stripped Jesus, pressed a thorny crown into His brow, then sat down and waited for Him to die. Devoted disciples… who followed Jesus from Galilee and weeping women including Mary, the mother of Jesus....

A Child’s Faith

by | Nov 24, 2011 | Faith

    A phrase my pastor used to frequently use was “we need childlike faith” to approach God. (Matt. 18:3) I knew there was a difference between the word “childish” and “childlike,” but I always assumed the latter referred...