Thanksgiving

          We’ve all been in places of extreme pain. Painful loss of loved ones. Pain both physically and spiritually. We read in the bible all the different pains experienced by those “who love God and are called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:28) I myself wonder sometimes, “God, how much more pain? It feels like

Without Complaint

Anyone who has children knows that children are gifts from God. Kids are amazing. But I believe they are also God’s greatest tool to show you what needs some work in your life. As children they receive natural born gifts and characteristics from God himself as he fashioned us and knit us together in our

Make War

Jesus said, “If you love me, you’ll obey all I have commanded” (John 14:15), and he also said, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me (Matthew 16:24). Paul says, “Work out your salvation with fear and trembling” (Phil 2:12), and “I do not box

Fasting

I saw a video recently on the YouTubes. It was one of those 11 second videos. It was a young man sharing his journey to fast from all food for seven days. He explained that it was hard to be around people since his friends, knowing he was fasting, took him places to eat in

Family

In the book of Acts we see the early church acting in a way that made them seem like the kind of family we discussed in my last post. We read, “And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds

That’s So Cliché

Isn’t it funny how something that drives you crazy about others is often times something you do all the time, or something you have done in the past? For me, I wasn’t always the best at listening. The book of James says, “Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger”

Adoption

The movie “Ice Age” gave one of the best examples of people completely unrelated making the decision to love each other through thick and thin. In the middle of the movie, Manny looks at Diego saying, “That’s what you do in a herd, you look out for each other.” To which Sid responds, “I don’t

Life is Short

Over the last week I have been reminded how short our time here on earth can be. We have no control over when we will depart from this this life. The one thing never promised to us by God, is tomorrow. We have no guarantee that the sun will shine, that we will get out

Now, Will Be a Then

Have you ever had a song come on at the right moment? I spent much of the day just a couple days ago rejoicing at the fact that I could mow my own lawn. Many people may not understand that. I was reminiscing about my life around this time last year. I could barely get

Refined By Fire

How much do you know about silver? I have been doing some research lately, because I know the Bible compares faith to precious metals that must be tested with fire. It also says much about being refined by fire. I feel like my whole year so far has been the refining fire. I truly believe