Jesus’ brief teaching on prayer tells us several things. Prayer is… Presumed (5, 6, 7, 9) In other words, it’s expected. Jesus expects that we will pray. Three times in this passage, Jesus says “when you pray” (5, 6, 7) and then even includes a command to pray stating “pray then like this….”(9). Prayer…

Chew on scripture through memorization (hide) and meditation (Joshua, Psalm 1)

We need to take in scripture with our eyes, ears (faith comes by hearing…), and minds (studying/Ezra)

Our brains and even our bodies are being re-wired by technology. There are some great advances that technology makes, but there are also negative impacts. In a 2014 blog post on the physiological effects of technology on our bodies, the writers summarized their findings in this way: Technology has altered…

Today, since we have the Kids Connection kids with us, I thought we’d begin with a little game using alternative titles to familiar Christmas songs. Can you figure out the real titles of these Christmas songs? Quiz: Alternative Titles to Christmas Carols Listen, winged heavenly messengers are proclaiming…

The birth of any child should bring joy. The new life. The hope of what the future has in store for this little one. The fulfillment of desires. And yet for some the birth of a child brings pain. Maybe it’s the wrong time in life - too young, too old, not financially ready. Maybe it’s illness or differences…

The Language of Love Poets, musicians, authors, and script writers alike have all tried to capture in words the profound impact of love. Whether it’s selfless, unconditional love or the romantic love experienced between two people - love is the topic of countless songs, poems, movies, books, operas,…

Missions Month supporting two missions efforts Grace Harbor Church - West End Ministry Center - International Mission Board - known as the Lottie Moon Christmas offering - named for a woman in the last century who worked tirelessly to support missionaries by writing letters, praying, and advocating.…

It’s sometimes hard to say goodbye difficult to leave a place finaly comments scheduling the next meeting, cleaning up in some ways as we read through the epistles we run into the same things. The closing verses can feel like a big litany of topics, instructions, comments. Just as he did with the previous…

What to expect when you’re expecting One of the books that we found particularly helpful as we prepared for the birth of our kids - especially Zack, was the book What to expect when you’re expecting. As new parents, we found that this book was filled with excellent information about the development of…