We have survived 2020. This is good news as we are just days away from turning the calendar to a new year. The Lord has seen us through this year, as He has in every year prior. The world is different . 2020 has changed the world in many ways. Some of which we will only realize as we look back in 10plus…

We all love, love stories . We may not want to admit it but deep down we like the love stories of life. Now that doesn’t mean we will all watch a bunch of Hallmark this week, but love stories can be compelling. What is your favorite love story? I know a love story which starts like this…(tell a portion…

A couple weeks ago I asked about our favorite Christmas songs/carols. This season I have been paying more attention to the lyrics. Though the words are not new to us I am finding hope, peace, and even this day joy in them. I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, and wild and…

What is your favorite Christmas song/carol? As we enter into this new season let’s give some of our favorite songs of the season. The season of advent is upon us. This is a great time of year; especially for the Church. It is a season of expectancy. A season of looking forward to a new year. How fitting…

Whom do you identify with? This is the question of the day, if you ask me. Who or what group do we “belong” to? We think this is a question for young people and teens, and it is, but the reality is all of us must ask and answer this question on a regular basis. The book of Esther is built upon the answer…

We live in uncertain times. This is the overall sentiment today of many. To some extent I am in this category. We don’t know whether the economy will continue to rebound, what will happen politically, or how the pandemic will continue to play out. We can be unsure of many things. The unknown typically…

Life stinks sometimes. M Scott Peck states, “Mental health is dedication to reality at all costs.” This is one of those “easy said than done” concepts of life. Throughout all of Scripture we see the people of God, whether individuals or groups, who are committed to God and this principle. In fact, I…

The world was is not what it is “supposed” to be. The sense of moral direction is lacking from the leaders of the world down to most of the commoners in the street. People are being used for another persons gain. Fear seems to be common and thus anxiety and tensions are high. It is definitely not the…