Romans 12:9-21 If your family is anything like mine, you know that having siblings is a blessing but can also be the worst thing in the world (some days).  Siblings fight over anything and everything, and when we say everything, it really means everything. From what show to watch, who wore whose clothes, to the major things of whose side of the room is whose if you shared a room. Siblings can find...  Read More

Romans 12:3-8 The “arrogance of youth” is a phrase that annoys you when you are young but makes perfect sense as you get older. I can remember as a teen telling my dad during an argument- “Dad, you don’t understand-I know stuff!” His response was given with a chuckle “The stuff you know, isn’t worth much. It doesn’t lead to godliness or have any value in real life situations”. My dad was right; I ...  Read More

Romans 12:1-2 As a parent, you can think of countless sacrifices that you have made for your kids, I’m sure. Why did you do it? It’s because you loved them. Growing up, my mom and dad sacrificed a lot to put my siblings and I through Christian school and then Bible college. My dad often wore the same old clothes, and my mom didn’t experience the trips and treasures that she could have experienced....  Read More

2 Peter 1:3-8 Here we are already halfway through the first month of the new year. If you set a few goals or resolved to change any behaviors, how are you doing with that? Perhaps you resolved to exercise more, pay down debts, read your Bible more, lose weight, cut down your screen time, quit cussing, learn something new, stop smoking, read more, or spend more time with family. Growth. I think we ...  Read More

Romans 8:31-39 Have you ever gotten separated from your parents in a grocery store? I feel like that is a universal experience! The feelings of fear and uncertainty overcome you as you frantically search up and down the aisles, hoping they wouldn't leave without you!   Before Jesus, we were separated from God and without hope. We lived in fear and uncertainty; wandering alone and frantically searc...  Read More

Romans 8:28-30 We serve a great and awesome God! He is a Father who knows everything, created everything, and has an eternal love that has no beginning and no end. I think that so many people go through life asking, what is their purpose? People can spend their lives asking, is this all there is? Is there a reason why I am even here? So many movies and other things are about people who have lost a...  Read More