More Than We Can Imagine Love
The little guy was in preschool. I asked the kids in his class, “Why did God send His Son to die on a cross?” He answered, “Because He loves us.” That’s a good, safe preschool answer, right? So then I asked the expected follow-up question, “How much does God love us?” Most preschool kids will […]
Obey and Take a Leap
Obedience. There are two ways to obey – willingly and unwillingly. We can either obey out of fear of consequences or we can respond with obedience out of love. The latter takes three important things: faith, courage and trust. When we obey willingly, we do so in faith; faith in God to whose plans we […]
Walk by Faith Parenting
“Walk by faith, not by sight.” That scripture verse pretty truly reflects my parenting journey. While I often question my abilities as a mother, I trust in God’s abilities as King, Creator, and Savior. He cares for my children even more than I do! I seek God’s wisdom so that when my children are older, […]
Moving Forward Walk by Faith
Walk by Faith is a simple title for our Hope campaign that has a lot packed in it. First, it implies motion – we’re not sitting or standing still. We’re moving, exerting effort. And, since we don’t normally walk backwards, it seems to imply we’re moving forward. It also implies how it happens. It’s not […]
Gifted for His Glory
Blogging can be a little intimidating. I mean when you write something and post it you know that anyone and everyone gets to peek inside your heart. And, to write something that moves and inspires people means you have to be vulnerable. The thing is when you have a message that is profound and powerful […]
Holey to be Holy
We were made holey to be holy. We give in many ways for many reasons. We give out of passion. We give to organizations where the cause has impacted our lives. My Nana gives to the MS Society because she had 3 sisters with MS. We give out of guilt. Remember the fundraisers at the […]
Being Church Instead of Just Being in the Church
Let’s just say I’ve been around for a while. Long enough to remember church as something I never thought about, except on Sundays. Back “in the day,” churches were actually filled on Sunday (whether we wanted to be there or not), stores were closed, and you couldn’t buy alcohol on “the Lord’s Day.” We may […]
Daring Faith Like a Child
When is the last time you dared to believe -really believe -the impossible? The last time I did, I was practically a kid. The faith of a child is unstoppable. When we’re young, we don’t see obstacles, we see challenges awaiting victory! Do you remember how huge everything was as a kid? Get on your […]
Join Us As We Walk By Faith
I read something that a retired general said to someone who asked him why a person should be soldier this is what he said, “If the sound of the national anthem and the sight of our flag blowing in the blue sky stirs something deep in you, then you ought to be a soldier. If […]
Community Care: Following in the bold footsteps of Jesus
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward them for what they have done.” Psalm 19:17 Following in the bold footsteps of Jesus who went to the leper, the prostitute, the Samaritan woman and the blind man, the Church has shown love and compassion by serving those who are marginalized […]
