• Aging Gracefully

    “And even when I am old and my hair is grey, do not turn away from me, God. I need to tell the people still to be born about Your great strength. My descendants need to know about Your power.” Psalm 71:18 (Easy) God has given us this precious season for a reason. We are…

  • Save Me!

    “Save Me” is a familiar song from the television series “Smallville,” 1 which ran from 2001 to 2011. The popular series portrayed a younger Clark Kent growing up on the farm while attempting to juggle learning and developing his abilities and living a normal life through high school. In real life, everyday heroes: first responders,…

  • Everyone Has a Story

    “Before television and movies, reading books was one of the most popular and widespread forms of entertainment, information, and social connection.” 1 We could read alone or read aloud to others. Reading allowed us to connect with a person or character in the story. To some, it encouraged creativity to construct our own ideas into…

  • A Different World

    “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in Me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with…

  • Hold On

    Just A Little Bit Longer “I am coming soon. So hold firmly to what you have, and no one will take away the crown you will be given as your reward” Revelation 3:11 (CEV). The Lord encourages us to hold on. Hold to what we’ve been taught is right. The Holy Scriptures instruct, teach, and…

  • The God on the Mountain is Still God in the Valley

    “On a good day, enjoy yourself; On a bad day, examine your conscience. God arranges for both kinds of days so that we won’t take anything for granted.” Ecclesiastes 7:14 (MSG) There is a song titled “God on the Mountain”. 1 “For the God on the mountain is still God in the valleyWhen things go…

  • Blind Faith

    “When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.  The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.  When they came to Jesus, they…

  • Lemonade

    Lemonade “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 NIV The chorus to the song ‘Lemonade’ by Forrest Frank reads, “My Jesus makin’ lemonade, I watch my worries wash (away), lemonadeIt’s gonna be okayLife gave me some lemons, but…

  • Angels Among Us

    Angels Among Us There were two popular television shows with themes surrounding angels: “Highway to Heaven”, starring Michael Landon and Victor French from 1984 to 1989, and “Touched By An Angel”, starring Roma Downey, Della Reese, and John Dye from 1994 to 2003. Stories were told about how angels walked among humans and assisted them…

  • A Teachable Moment

    A Teachable Moment My daughter Stephanie and I left early for the grocery store. Kevin needed the car to go to work and would be gone most of the evening. We shopped for the items on our list and were heading home. I drove in the middle lane, knowing the third lane was about to…