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For the month of May, my wife and I have been going through something called “30 Days to Resilient”. It’s part of the One Minute Pause app that was developed and made available by author John Eldridge. And one of the things it talks about is our narrative. What is the narrative that we believeContinue reading “What’s Our Narrative?”

As followers of Jesus, we’re called to a life of obedience and commitment, even in the face of difficulties and challenges. In fact, it’s during these difficult times that our faith is tested and strengthened. The Bible encourages us to trust in the Lord and to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. In John 16:33,Continue reading “Overcoming the World”

Every week before our meet and greet time at church, I talk about the fact that we were created for relationship: Relationship with God and relationship with others. And I believe a big part of our relationship with one another has to do with supporting and encouraging each other. In Ephesians 4:29 it says, “DoContinue reading “Encouraging One Another”

Every day we’re faced with choices that affect our lives. These choices are often between the things of Jesus and the things of the world. It can be tempting to choose the things of the world, because often times they seem more appealing or easier, but we must remember that the things of Jesus haveContinue reading “Choosing His Ways”

At our church we have a well known phrase that we say frequently, “God is good, all the time…And all the time God is good.” The problem is, often times we get so caught up in the busyness and chaos of life that we forget just how good our God truly is. His goodness isContinue reading “God is Good”

This Sunday we celebrate Easter: the day that Jesus rose from the grave and opened the door for us to experience His redemptive power in our lives. We love to celebrate His amazing resurrection, but we can’t forget that in order for Him to rise from the dead, He first had to die. Today isContinue reading “The Power of the Cross”

This Sunday is Palm Sunday: a day that commemorates when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and the crowds shouted, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” -Mark 11:9-10 Palm Sunday marks the beginning of what is knownContinue reading “Hosanna in the Highest”

When life is challenging and we’re struggling to get by, where is God? When we’re tired and all alone, where is God? These are questions we often ask when life has us down. And the reality is: He’s where He’s always been…right beside us!  God is with us all the time, even if we don’tContinue reading “He’s Right Beside Us!”

The following is an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech: I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the LordContinue reading “He Has A Dream”

“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”  -Isaiah 26:3 NLT “Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; heContinue reading “Rest in Jesus”