Make Time for God
You have heard it said that Christianity is “not about religion, but about relationship.” What’s the relationship in question? Our relationship with God of course! To thrive in our faith, we must invest in our relationship with God. As we grow closer to Him, we grow...
Mother’s Day
Last weekend was Mother’s Day! There are so many wonderful stories and examples of moms in the scriptures. One of those is the mother of Moses, Jochebed. She was a Hebrew woman living in slavery in Egypt. She had three children that we know of: Moses, Miriam, and...
Dream Big, Pray Bigger
C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” God created our minds with the capacity to dream and our hearts with the ability to hope. We can picture our future and let that vision serve as inspiration to push toward our...
Love is not only EMOTION
1 Corinthians 16:14 has a simple but powerful instruction for living. “All that you do must be done in love.” Love is an everyday discussion in our society. We experience love in our personal lives, through books, movies, and all other forms of human expression. We...
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...