Artificial or Real Fruit
God created us to be living, breathing persons designed to have the life of Christ squeezed out of us so those around would be drawn by the tantalizing aroma of our presence.
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Crockpots and Microwaves
In today’s microwave world, we often expect Christian growth to happen similarly, but spiritual formation just doesn’t happen on demand.
Master Gardener Advice
Is your faith withered like flowers on a hot summer day? Advice from our Master Gardener: meditate on God’s word and trust in him.
Walking on the Mountain
Two hikers, bone weary from trudging toward the peak of a majestic mountain, pause when one says, “I think we’re on the wrong path; we’ve stopped making progress. Maybe it’s time to turn back.”
No More Excuses
“The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Matthew 26:41 God has promised to be our teacher and supplies all we need, through His Word (
Conversation without Words
We connected on a level where such words were not necessary. , Clear eye contact provided heart contact.
No Services
As we travel down the roads of our lives, we are faced with choices similar to those facing drivers on U.S highways
God’s Replacement Policy
“If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!”
Locked Doors
I lock my doors sometimes too. Emotional doors because I fear hurt or rejection. Intellectual doors because I’m unsure what deep study will uncover. Spiritual doors because I wonder if giving my all will…
Sacred Saturday
It’s not always easy to go about the daily rituals when the heart is heavy, Lord, but I thank you for the balm those rituals bring to sorrowing souls. Thank you for being a…
Swimming to the Savior
Lord, Help me know when you call from the shore, then give me courage to plunge in and swim toward you
The Sad Path to Easter
Let me encourage you to not avoid the pain of walking with Jesus through the days between Palm Sunday and Easter.
Making Progress
Prayer: Father, thank you for providing everything we need to grow spiritually. Forgive us for too often being satisfied with the status quo, or measuring ourselves by others.
Family Resemblance
"my friend, Anne, spends much time in the Word, seeking to always obey what the Holy Spirit reveals. She devotes herself to life-changing ...
Spring Cleaning
As the calendar marches to spring and warmer weather, there is that inbuilt (and easily ignored!) urge to wash windows, dust hard-to-reach shelves, reorganize closets, etc.
Sunny Today, Snow Tomorrow
Life is undependable and uncertain. The Son of God provides the sun of His love in the midst of our uncertain todays and tomorrows.
How to Find Friends
Move out of your comfort zone. We must not use our personalities as an excuse for lack of involvement.
God’s Power to Change
Father, how often I hang on to my sadness or disappointment or grief instead of handing everything over to you
The End of the Story
Knowing the end of the story should have a profound effect on us as we go through the realities of life
February 15th Love
February 15th Love - Thank you, Father, that your love doesn’t depend on my worth or my reactions, that you loved me from before the beginning of time, that your love can fill all…
Dreaming Big
So many meanings to the word dream: to think, imagine, have ideas. f all people, followers of God should dream big because God is the reason for our dreaming.
What’s Under the Snow?
“Though your sins are like scarlet,? I will make them as white as snow…”
Flowers in the Snow
And then slowly, but very surely, the warmth of God’s love begins to melt the cold realities threatening to overwhelm.
