Have you ever been to a party where the food has run out before the end of the night? This is surely a Bride’s worst nightmare. We have created meticulous invitation systems in the modern wedding planning to make sure this very thing does not happen. As the host of a party, you never want […]
Letting Go and Letting God….this is a phrase I have heard a lot. Usually, when I speak these words it seems simple. When I hear these words it seems complex and when I practice these words it is usually profound. Letting go is hard. Letting God is equally as hard. Also, there are moments when […]
Although the Bible is called our “Holy Book” there is a quite a bit of “unholiness” within it! After the beautiful story of creation, the Bible turns 180 degrees and tells a story of temptation. The serpent tempts Adam and Eve to eat the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, promising […]
This might be a question many of you have asked throughout the course of your life. It’s easy to look at Jesus and all that he went through asking, was this really necessary. Did God really need to send Jesus to be ridiculed, shamed, and eventually persecuted? This week in worship we are reading […]
The Serenity Prayer God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; taking, as He did, this sinful world as […]
The first chapter of a book really gives you a preview of what is to come. Characters are introduced, the location is often revealed and the beginning of a plot is formed. If we think about the Bible in this way, as a literary document, which it is, greater meaning is given to all that […]
What food did you refuse to eat as a child? For me, it was stove top stuffing. I could not stand it. I would actually plug my nose while eating just so I would not taste it. Over the years I have grown to love it but as a child, I would have nothing of […]
Are you weary? Do you have too much on your shoulders? Are there just too many people on your prayer list? If so you are not alone. Statistics say that anxiety rates are higher than they have ever been. Chances are you are not the only person who is weary and stressed and anxious. We […]
Have you ever wished you just had a second chance to prove yourself worthy? Because we are all human, we are bound to mess up time and time again. However, messing up always leaves me feeling guilty and shameful. In these moments, I find myself asking for another chance to mend a relationship or show […]
In 1972 a movie came out about four business friends who escaped to the mountains for a weekend of rest and renewal only to stumble upon another dangerous world no one knew existed. The rest of the movie is about their escape and deliverance out of their worst nightmare! In many ways the men delivered […]