Matthew 6:25-34I spent a couple of my years in the Air Force as a war planner. We had contingency plans, and we had deliberate plans. Contingency plans are plans that are intended to serve as a template of sorts in response to an unplanned pop-up crisis. Deliberate plans, on the other hand, are plans that are drawn up for a specific or anticipated crisis. You think linearly. If this happens, then ...  Read More

Numbers 20:6-12The unknown is a very scary place to be for most people. Is it because they are not in control? Is it that they have little faith? I wish I knew the answer. However, thankfully, as believers, we have the ability to go straight to the Father for counsel. No matter the size of the unknown or issue, we can take it before God, asking for peace and wisdom for His will to be done.  Moses ...  Read More

Philippians 4:6-7If you haven’t seen the movie Inside Out 2, you need to see it! The storyline is about the war in our minds between anxiety and joy. The “little people” in Riley's head fight for her attention as she battles with her emotions. The movie does an excellent job of portraying how awful anxiety is for people. In the end, we see that joy wins and anxiety may come and go, but it CANNOT h...  Read More

Philippians 4:5 "Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near."   When you think of gentleness, what comes to mind? You may think of a mother's touch with a baby. You may think of being delicate with something or someone. You may think about an older child being careful around a younger child or baby.   In our verse for today, we see Paul tell us to have gentleness and to let it be evid...  Read More

Philippians 4:4 Wow! What an amazing God we have! I spent the last week at Lake Ann camp, and what an amazing time to write about having joy in everything. It was amazing to be up here and hear the voices of joy from my children praising the Creator on how beautiful His creation is. Of course, it is not always easy to have joy in everything. Life is difficult many times, and it can be easy to be d...  Read More

It’s panic time! Have you ever been there? Of course you have! All of a sudden, life throws a “curve ball” your way, and you do not know how to handle it! The Apostle Paul sensed that the Philippians needed to be reminded that this was no time to panic. The pressure of the culture was mounting, and here was their leader in a Roman prison. Through all of Paul’s challenging circumstances, he always ...  Read More