Dear Parents,I do not want to be presumptuous by thinking that I am a fountain of great wisdom when it comes to parenting your children.  I find it a great deal easier to know how to parent when your ...  Read More

Manna and White StonesIn Revelation 2 the church of Pergamum is being addressed.  God knows that they are located right in the dwelling place of Satan.  They live in a culture that does not follow Jes...  Read More

OstrichesThere are times when I read and study my Bible and I find it gives me a smile.  I know that the truths of the Word of God bring great joy into my life but I am talking about how sometimes whe...  Read More

Just Like MeOne of the blessings of the Word of God is that God, with his knowledge of who we are, has included every life situation.  It is possible, if our hearts and ears are open, to find an autho...  Read More

Temporary CustodyI heard a great illustration from Paul Tripp the other day.  He was sharing his thoughts about why parents are often way over stressed. He shared how each day a parent gets up and beg...  Read More

Curing LonelinessI read something this morning that caught my eye.  John 12:24 says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it die...  Read More

Sustaining GracesThis past week at our weekly Open House, several people opened up about their past struggles.  It was sobering to hear their stories and the suffering they have experienced.  Their st...  Read More

One More TimeOK, I am going to harp on this one more time.  I know we all mean well. I know we think we are helping.  I know that when we see our family members and friends struggling that we want to ...  Read More

Spouting OffSports analogies never work but since this is more of a personal testimony, I am going to give it a shot (sports analogy).  I have never watched women’s college basketball.  This year, tho...  Read More

Difficult TruthsWe all admire Job.  We would not want to be Job, but we admire his perseverance and patience in the face of unimaginable suffering. Often, when we are faced with suffering we turn to t...  Read More

He is RisenJesus paid it all.All to him I owe.He is risen!He is risen indeed!No need to say much more than that today.  In these two statements lay all our hope.  Have a blessed Easter holiday.......  Read More

Glory to GlorySometimes the Spirit hits you between the eyes with a verse that you have read several times before.  He did that to me this morning.  I was studying this verse, “And we all, with unveil...  Read More