Every new year offers a time to start again. With the passage of another 365 days there is an opportunity to take a step back, reflect on the year that was and to look forward to the year to come. As a church, we take the first few Sundays of January...

Many of us spend our lives working really hard to have people like us, to have others love us, and to feel assured of who we are...a person worthy of love. That life is exhausting to try to pull off. It works as long as we perform well and life goes...

What's the best gift God could give you this year? Is it a restored relationship? If God could just fix a broken relationship; with a spouse, child, friend, parent, sibling, that would be the best gift. Or, is it a renewed hope? Since 2015...

My oldest son and I recently finished building a bike rack. It was one of those "we" building projects where the Dad pretty much does everything but finds ways for his young son (8 in this case) to help. When we put the finishing touches on...

My kids rifle through the toy store sale papers that come with the Sunday paper. They pick out the items they just "gotta have" and alert me to this fact by point to the picture and asking, "Can I have this for Christmas, Dad?" I...

Some disappointment is minor; I tried to take nap today but the guy next door was working on his chainsaw. Some disappointment is major; I really needed that job to work out. Now I'm not sure how we will make ends meet. Disappointment is a fact...

God is working his redemptive plan in the world at all times and in all places. He is inviting those who will come to join Him in the work. There are various ways in which people respond to this call: some ignore it, some receive it quickly but fall...

What do you do when you realize that it is because of your actions, your disobedience, your struggles that mess around you has occurred. The normal human reaction when we have made a mess of things is to try harder, to muster up more discipline, to...

We aren't perfect people. In fact, we disobey God every day. Sometimes it is knowing disobedience and others it's unconscious. The question is; what happens after we sin? Should we work really hard to do some good things to make up for it?...

My hope and dream for my kids has shifted from issues around school grades, friends and what they'll be when they grow up to two primary desires. I pray that my kids know Jesus as their Savior and that I would have a good relationship with them...