First, if Father’s Day is hard for you because you did not or do not have a loving dad, I am so sorry. My heart truly breaks for you. I...

This last Sunday Pastor Chad mentioned Peter using a lion as an example of Satan prowling around in 1 Peter 5:8, and we are the prey. He...

I have been reading a book called Overcoming Apathy by Uche Anizor. I am reading it partly to help me encourage people in my life, but...

You know those movies where someone says they have an offer for another person and they write the offer on a piece of paper, fold it, and...

It was Palm Sunday just a few days ago, and I recently read a Facebook post that got me thinking about where my focus is in this Holy...

Do you know what it’s like to make really difficult decisions? The Bible is full of people who were given choices to follow what God...

Do you make mistakes? I sure do. It is so much easier to simply react to people rather than stopping, thinking, and responding in love....

Listening to the quiet in the midst of all the LOUD. More often than not, when I am trying to write a blog and nothing is coming to me,...

How easy is it to go to God in prayer with all of our plans already laid out? We think we know what is best for us, so we ask God for...

Have you ever stopped to really think about 1 Corinthians 6:19-20? Paul reminds us, “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the...

Have you had those days where you are feeling, “Just keep your head down and move forward”? You just think that you’ve got to keep going....

Did you grow up in a family that was filled with rules and regulations? Do the rules that didn’t make any sense when you were younger...

I was reminded this morning that when we rely on the nostalgia of traditions to make our Christmas season joyous or to bring us peace, we...

Where do you hang your hope? On Sunday, Steve talked about how important it is to pay attention to where we are anchoring ourselves. When...

In this season of thanksgiving, what are you thankful for right now? Can you make a list, even a short one, of the ways God has blessed...

How do you clear your mind? When we get busy and stressed with all the things we have to do and places we need to go, it can take serious...

Pastor Chad talked about how God often answers our requests and prayers in weird ways. Have you experienced that? Our family certainly...

In my last blog I talked about being aware of the ways Satan trips us up. But sometimes we get tripped up by the load we are carrying....

Tripwires are those very strategically placed strings of wire that are connected to some kind of deterrent. Sometimes they are connected...

I think I’ve said this before, but Peter has always been one of my favorite disciples. He’s just so relatable. Through all the stories...