Raising children in today’s world is quite a daunting task.  At times their friends, society and even their schools seem to offer nothing but pitfalls and negative influences. We want to raise our children to be a certain way and to have certain values, while the world around them applies...

There are twenty-four hours in each day, no more, no less. We wake up every day knowing this, and we desperately try to fit our schedules into those hours. Some days leave us feeling as though we’ve been cheated a few hours, while other days seem to be endless. Regardless,...

It’s hard to find people who might answer “nothing” to the question, “What more do you want in your life?” We live in a society that is obsessed with the idea of always needing something more than what we already have. Most of the time it’s material things that we...

Jennell Houts From the beginning of time, God declared that everything He created was good. God’s goodness is an attribute that characterizes not just what He does but who He is. The psalms especially are full of lyrics about God’s goodness: “Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me...

Jennell Houts Since all four gospels share various accounts of a woman releasing a jar of perfume over Jesus, it must be pretty important. These accounts give us insights from different people’s perspectives including a Pharisee named Simon and Jesus’s own disciples. Let’s set the stage for Luke’s account: Simon,...

“Choose a good reputation over great riches, for being held in high esteem is better than having silver or gold.” – Proverbs 22:1 Looking up into the profiles of some of the most influential figures in our history, this is how they are recognized: Abraham Lincoln, former president of the...

Father’s Day may not necessarily be special to some people but one thing we do know is that the position of a father is special. The day itself may be just another day for some but to be a father means that every day requires a demonstration of a father’s...

Matt 10:15 Truly I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. What does it mean to receive something as a little child? If we knew the full answer to this question we would open the door for...

Hi All I TRUST you are having a grand day. Trust is a word that encompasses deep conviction. A Hebrew word for trust in scripture is batach baw-takh’ its meaning is “to have confidence in, to be bold, to be secure” In Psalm 37: 3 we are exhorted to ‘trust...

James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Pastor Rick Renner says about this verse “The word “doers” is taken from the Greek word poietes, the same Greek word used for a poet. This word carries with it the idea of creativity, such as...