When stress pops up (and it will), our initial reaction is to find a quick fix. But God prefers to cultivate maturity.
The protaganist of Disney/Pixar’s newest feature film "Brave" is an unlikely heroine. The Scottish princess confronts and overcomes what she views as a constricted future for her life, but she also...
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We all know how important words are. They communicate more than just actions and ideas. Many words encapsulate and reinforce worldviews –...
This content is part of the Ruth and Parables curriculum, an 11-week integrated sermon and small group series on faith and work...
Phyllis is amazing. Day after day she shows up for volunteer work. She cooks for people, visits them, cares for them.
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified ... for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
In the wilderness, Israel's abandon of trust in God arises not only from fear, but also from success. At this point in...
Over the years, I've discovered two very simple, yet powerful, antibiotics for the spiritual blues.
1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 (NIV) “So when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in...
Following in the footsteps of my two older brothers, I started skiing downhill when I was about eight years old. By the time I was a teenager, it had become my passion in life.
I grew up in a hymn—singing church. I may have learned more theology from hymns in my early childhood than from all of the Sunday School lessons I heard, combined. Sometimes the words...
You may have large calling to a wider world, but we ALL have a local calling to the small world in which...
We’ve been reading Loving Monday: Succeeding in Business without Selling Your Soul by John D. Beckett. This week, we discuss the final applications that Beckett recommends to assist in successfully...
This story of the loaves and fishes is the only miracle story of Jesus found in all...
Our golden lab, Starbuck, was a great dog, but adventurous. Every squirrel needed to be chased, every hole in the ground held a mystery, and every fence needed to be jumped. One of...
Verse Theme James 2:15-16 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them...
You faithless and corrupt people,” Jesus said, “how long must I be with you and put up with you?” Then he said...
Second Corinthians begins with Paul’s sincere thanks for the deep relationship he has with the Corinthians. They are so closely knit together...
Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside...
