The desire to be liked, and to be popular with people is something that most of us grew up with. The need to have people around us is something that most of us enjoy. The one thing that we strive for daily is to not be alone, we need people. God wants us to have […]

Last spring I was cutting grass on my riding lawn mower with my cell phone clipped on my belt. I was expanding my yard and cutting high grass. I was cutting a rough area when I heard a loud clang from the mower deck. I backed up to see what I hit and there lying […]

How many times have you met a vehicle at night that had the bright lights on? It is something that you notice right away. In fact, some of the new LED headlights can be really bright. The darker the night, the brighter the lights shine. God has determined that he is people would be the […]

I love the celebration of the Resurrection. To let our minds venture back to the breaking of dawn, the stone being rolled back and the Son of God coming forth victorious over death, hell, and the grave. What a powerful moment for us to think about. Not just because it happened, but because God did […]

The outlook we are given for the future is changing daily. The world we live in is changing everyday and not all of it if for good. It is easy for us to start to worry about our future. We face the option daily of praying and turning everything over to God, or worrying about […]

Today, we celebrate the day Jesus died on the cross. It has become known as Good Friday. The events leading up to this day we celebrate and the events that took place on this day are anything but pleasant to think about. The things Jesus suffered were horrendous, yet the only words he would utter […]

I like the new commercial about the boy who comes in to tell his parents of the accident he has had in the family car going through this really narrow drive through. He had already called the insurance company and found out they had accident forgiveness and everything was taken care of. No one has […]

I read the story of Anne Sullivan this morning during my devotion time. If her name doesn’t ring a bell, the student she taught will. Anne Sullivan was the tutor for Helen Keller. Helen Keller had an illness at the age of nineteen months of age that caused her to loose her sight and her […]

We all know that in order to keep our physical bodies in shape we have to exercise. To be honest, I could use quite a bit more than I am getting right now. It is not because the opportunity is not available, it is because I choose to do other things with my time instead […]

If we were all honest about our lives, we would confess that there are times that life seems to be an endless battle. One battle after another can cause us to live a life filled with fear and frustration. The great news about our battles is that we don’t have to fight them alone. The […]

There is not a greater expression of God loving us than the event of Easter represents that we will celebrate in a few days. God gave his Son so that he might come and live in our lives and be present with us daily. God loves us more than we love ourselves. The Bible teaches […]

We live in such a fast paced world. It seems the day is filled with increasing pressures to meet the next deadline or make the next appointment we have. If we are not careful in trying to keep up with all the exterior pressure put on us, we will leave out the things in our […]

The past two years have been good for us in many ways. With all the restrictions caused by the pandemic, we have spent more time with family than most had experienced prior to the restrictions. Covid restrictions led to us eating more meals with the family at home instead of eating out. One of my […]

All we hear are reports of bad things happening in the world. There is so much gloom and doom broadcasts that it is easy to get caught up in thinking you have it so bad this morning. It is up to you to choose to be happy today. How long would it take for you […]

How things are going in your life is often shown by the expression on your face. You would think some people are the saddest people in the world by the expressions they show. Their faces tell the world to leave me alone, I don’t want to be bothered. I am one who loves to be […]

There is hardly a day that passes that I don’t meet someone that I’ve never met before. Often, I am introduced to them and we share our names with each other. I wish I could tell you that I remember the names they share with me, but that is not one of my strengths. I […]

People face things everyday that causes them to be uncertain about what tomorrow holds for them. The world around us is changing drastically with each passing day. We all need someone to discuss our situations with. Have you ever wondered who you could talk to about a certain situation or subject? You just couldn’t think […]

I don’t know about you, but today’s passage of scripture is one that I had to learn from experience. I have always had a difficult time loving those who did things to hurt me, or told things that were not true just to attempt to do damage. That GET EVEN attitude was one that doesn’t […]

The hardest thing in life to do is overcome the excuses that are keeping you sidelined and move forward in life. You want things to change, you just can’t get past all your excuses. Do you have a child who is hard to get up in the morning? You have to go back more than […]

God has given each of us the talent, ability, and the opportunity to serve other people. When we use what God has provided us to help others, we become ministers for Christ. It’s surprising how many Christians do not consider themselves ministers. Minister is a term we have used only to describe the pastor or […]

I’ve always been a person who likes to get where I’m going early. I don’t like to wait until starting time to get to service. I never like to get to work right at starting time, I like to get there early enough to make sure everything is ready to begin without any issues. My […]

The present age is the smartest people of all generations of mankind. It’s scary how smart man has become. There is hardly anything that you need to do that you can’t search out a tutorial to show you how to do it. The pursuit of knowledge is none ending. The one area of our lives […]

Have you ever felt like your prayers were not getting past the ceiling? Have you prayed and felt like God was not hearing anything you said? I can assure you we have all been in that same place and some of us will be in that place again. Satan wants to steal our confidence concerning […]

During the time when we were separated from each other we needed friends to help keep us going. Friends have a huge impact on the success we enjoy in life. How many of your activities depend on someone else to motivate you to keep going. A trip to the gym is often omitted if the […]

Recent events have caused people to think only of themselves. Consideration of others during these times is a challenge for all of us. If we are honest about our actions, most of us show kindness to those who are kind to us. It is not easy being kind to those who are disrespectful and critical […]