Within in each one of God’s family, there are two voices, the old one we used before we welcomed Jesus into our lives and the new one that God Himself gives us once we become a part of His Kingdom. The challenge is that we choose which voice becomes the strongest and which voice will…

With so many empty voices screaming about nothing in our world, sometimes it’s just easier to be quiet and live life invisibly. The challenge, however, is that Jesus didn’t give His life for us that we would remain hidden in the darkness. Our voice matters, our story has significance and the world is desperate to…

As the year comes to end, we have one last opportunity to finish off the year well. It’s important to take this restful and introspective moment between the celebration of Christmas and the ringing in of a new year to allow God the chance to heal what has been broken, to pack away what is…

The scene in the manger was the opening act of the mission of Jesus, the first step of God’s masterplan to redeem mankind and reconcile us with the Father as His family. It isn’t the last time the greatest gift from the first Christmas will come to earth. Jesus is returning, and this time, it…

The promise of Emmanuel is that we have an eternal companion. Jesus, “God With Us” has restored our connection to the family of God, and even after His departure, He sent the Holy Spirit to take His place in our lives on earth.  Today, God is indeed with us, and in us…and through us, He…

Jesus clearly demonstrates that He is Emmanuel, God with us in His birth, His life, and even in His death.  Taking the place of sinful humanity, Jesus extends to us a gift so powerful that we could never earn it, a restored place in the family of God and an intimate relationship with our Father…

When we try to whittle Christmas down to the birth of a baby in a stable, we miss the epic moment that Christmas really is. This is the beginning of God’s long term strategy to restore His creation, to free the hearts of mankind from the grip of our enemy and to once again embrace…

Even when our angry is under the control of the Holy Spirit, we are going to encounter others around us who don’t have that restraint in place. Once again, we are faced with the challenge of knowing how to walk in the love of God toward others while navigating their anger. Fortunately, as is the…

It’s not a matter of if we are going to have moments when we get angry. It’s a matter of how will we continue to honor God WHEN we get angry. Fortunately for us, the Bible has some very specific ways for us to handle our anger and still stay within the will and purpose…

Anger has one fairly common source…we simply don’t get our way. In this angry, angry world in which we are called to the commandment of love, it’s difficult for us to handle the anger around us, and at times, even the anger within us. If we understand where anger originates, and how to handle it…