One of the core values of Ablaze is “We Do Life Together.” It comes straight from the Bible. It runs a lot deeper than just sharing a cup of coffee and small talk, but sharing life, sharing love, sharing burdens, sharing concerns, sharing joys....

If you could, what would you change in your life? Since we live as imperfect people in an imperfect world, we could make a fairly long list. We are powerless to change other people and to change the externals over which we have no control, but there...

“Getting in shape” is a huge business. What you eat and how you exercise your body (along with other factors) affect your shape. But there are other dimensions besides the bodily. What about the spiritual? What shape are you in? Undernourished?...

Everyone is on one path or another. Is it the one leading to life, or the one leading to destruction? To be on the right path you have to enter by the right gate. By which gate will we enter? Jesus calls himself “The Gate.” He is the only gate...

Our God opens the eyes of the blind and the ears of the deaf. The Psalmist prays to the Lord, “Open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.” We ask him to open our eyes “that I may behold wondrous things.” God opened the heavens and...

The Spirit brings an outpouring of love, joy, peace and power and supplies everything we need individually to live a victorious Christian life and for us corporately to accomplish the purposes for which He has called and gathered us. The Holy Spirit...

This weekend the Church celebrates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, fifty days after the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus. The Spirit brings an outpouring of love, joy, peace and power and supplies everything we need individually to live a victorious...

During the COVID-19 Pandemic we are tempted to be anxious about a lot of things, including our financial security. Strongly connected are issues about our economy, our employment and how we can maintain the basics of our lives. Jesus addresses those...

Jesus had a lot to say about love. More than that, he acted in perfect love, especially when we consider his willingness to go to the cross for us. Those actions give us the perfect model to emulate. The words of Jesus give the perfect path of love...

People speak to each other, using words. Words are containers of meaning. Words mean things. Words are powerful. Words have the power to destroy or give life. We all use words in various ways. Jesus had a lot to say about that in the Sermon on the...