Easter is Over: Now What?
Easter has ended, and so too have our festivities in our homes and churches. But that doesn’t mean that the message of Easter shouldn’t stay with us, transform our lives, and fuel our faith each and every day of the year. Easter is not something to celebrate on a...
Easter is Here!
Easter is here, and that’s a beautiful thing! It’s a time that we celebrate family, spring, and Jesus. While it’s always pleasant and brings its own wonderful traditions every year for so many of us, Easter is SO much more than that. Easter is one of the most powerful...
Spring is a time for RENEWAL
Psalm 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.” One of the most popular types of TV programs are about home renovation. Taking something old or tired and bringing it back to life gets people excited. You’ve probably seen a million...
Spring: A Time of FLOWERS and NEW GROWTH
In the Springtime, you can see it all around. Flowers and new growth everywhere. The dormancy of the earth is gone and everything around you is blooming with new life! It’s a beautiful sight to behold and all designed by the hand of our Creator. His boundless...
Spring is a Time for STARTING OVER
Many of us come to a point in our lives where we want and/or need to start over. The pressures, pain, and struggles of this life can easily overwhelm any of us, and they often do. No matter how close we are to God and how much effort we put into our spiritual...
Spring is Here! Make it a Time for Growth.
February is over! Spring is here! You may not notice the difference in temperatures with all these beautiful Florida days. Spring is a beautiful time. After the winter, the world seemingly comes back to life. In the spring things begin to grow. Sunlight and water...
What Does God Say About Love: Part 2
Mark 12:30-31: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” In Mark Chapter 12, we come...
Serenity Prayer
Proverbs 23:26 says, “O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes take delight in following my ways.” Many know the Serenity prayer: or think they do! The prayer is attributed to American Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. Most know this part: “God grant me the serenity to...
Live Your Best Life: Obedience is Key
If you want to live your best life, two things are essential: 1. Do the right thing, and 2. Grow in godly wisdom and apply it. If you stick to these two simple rules in your life, you can’t go wrong in anything you do! There are two types of wisdom: the wisdom of the...
Live Your Best Life: Make it About Others
We live in a world where we are taught to focus on ourselves. Everywhere we look, we see things telling us to get ahead at all costs. We buy all kinds of products and put all kinds of time and effort into trying to fulfill a vision of success defined by culture. There...