“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:7-8 NIV) The word “LOVE” is often misunderstood and warped in much ofContinue Reading

If any of you lacks wisdom [to guide him through a decision or circumstance], he is to ask of [our benevolent] God, who gives to everyone generously and without rebuke or blame, and it will be given to him. (James 1:5 AMP) Once upon a time, as all good stories begin, there was aContinue Reading

Now Moses used to take his own tent and pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting [of God with His own people]. And everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the [temporary] tent of meeting which was outside theContinue Reading

But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. (Isaiah 64:8 ESV) Although it’s still just February, I’ve already started preparing for registration to open on March 1 for this summer’s arts camp. SoContinue Reading

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time toContinue Reading

[Many ideas in this post are from an article by Jamie Rohrbaugh, praying over the year 2023, but still relevant today.] Jesus said, “I have revealed you to those whom you [the Father] gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed yourContinue Reading

Praise our God, all peoples,    let the sound of his praise be heard;he has preserved our lives    and kept our feet from slipping.For you, God, tested us;    you refined us like silver. (Psalm 66:8-10 NIV) Relax and rest, be confident and serene, for the Lord rewards fully those who simply trust in him.(Psalm 116:& TPT)Continue Reading

Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. (Psalm 34:11 NIV) Last month, I came across this story on social media. It gave me a good chuckle, and I hope it does the same for you! It also reminded me that we should be praying forContinue Reading

For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. (1 Corinthians 13:12) Last Wednesday night our pastor was speaking on “killing sacred cows,” specifically, ideas that mayContinue Reading

The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. (Proverbs 12:26 NIV) Have you heard any of these before? “Birds of a feather flock together.” — Proverb“Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll tell you who you are.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry“A man isContinue Reading