Families are supposed to be a place of support, love, and acceptance. Sometimes, however, family relationships can be the place where we experience the deepest hurt. Sometimes we can spend years sacrificing our mental and spiritual health in harmful relationships under the notion that we have to because “they are ...
Read More »A Mouse, An Elephant, and the Sly Fox
Daniel 8:25: He will be a Master of deception, defeating many by catching them off guard as they bask in false security. Without warning he will destroy them. So great will he fancy himself to be that he will even take on the Prince of Princes in battle, but in ...
Read More »Longing to Know God, or Legalism?
The longing to know God more sometimes causes us to scrutinize His Word in a way that blocks us from His presence. That which we intend for good becomes a wall keeping us from the Father. It is easy to see it in the nation of Israel; they added hundreds ...
Read More »Working Out: the Walk of Faith
A “Walk of faith” is a powerful metaphor to consider. A walk implies progress, movement and purpose. In the natural world, a walk offers multi-faceted blessings: the beauty of nature, the health of physical activity, the quieting of the typical frantic pace. Though I know those things are truth, the primary ...
Read More »Senior High and Senior Citizens: the day we bridged the church generation gap
Traditional service vs. contemporary. Youth group and 65+. The church can segregate itself unintentionally, but with division, the Body suffers. My arena was youth but the rich heritage of the older generation was often on my mind. Then the Lord gave me an idea to have the youth host a ...
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