What is grace? Its depth exceeds the ocean which means the average believer (talking about myself here) doesn’t fully understand it. Some days, I’m not sure I have even scratched the surface of the awesomeness that is God’s amazing grace. Learn more about it in this post based on sermons from Pastor Jeff Harlan.
A Month of Gratitude
Every day should begin with “Thank You, Lord” and end with the same. November, with Thanksgiving as the national holiday celebrated in the US, has become a month of gratitude.
In Every Thing Give Thanks
Thanksgiving, the U.S. national holiday, is coming next week. In the Christian life, every day should be a day of thanksgiving.
Count Your Blessings
Once you start the process of counting your blessings, the list becomes incredible.
How Thankful are You?
During this month of thanksgiving, we’ll be featuring a different scripture about giving thanks, being thankful and celebrating thanksgiving all month long. I hope you’ll check it out here.
Three Reasons Why Politics Make Me Crazy
November is coming. Election advertisements take up about 70 percent of the commercial airtime on television
Three Biblical Examples of Friendship
All too often, we take our friends for granted. That flippant attitude often begins with our best friend, Jesus Christ.
Finding Friendship: Where do I start?
Friendship is more than following someone on Facebook. In our hectic lives, often it can be difficult to find time or energy for forming friendships. That’s bad news, because God created us to thrive on friendship.
Use What’s in Your Hand
My pastor inspired me with his recent sermon “What’s that in Thy Hand?” You can listen to it here. Although the title comes from the Old Testament, the sermon text was Acts 18:1-4. He pointed out that Paul was a tentmaker and proceeded to give three examples of men in the New Testament. The point: …
A Lesson on Grief from Job’s Wife
This year has dealt a number of losses to my family. Whether it's a job or a family member, a loss is painful and it needs to be grieved. Reflecting on it, sent me back to a post I wrote about grief and marriage many years ago. I still think Job’s wife gets a bum …
Seven Things God Wants for You
Sometimes, we act like figuring out what God wants from us is a big mystery. We stumble around scratching our heads and looking lost. The truth is different. God gives us guidance for living a purposeful and rest-filled life that honors him. Finding his will doesn’t take a special formula or a five-step plan. God …
