At church, our series is about the roles of Jesus. One of which is the Good Shepherd. The theme verse for the series is 1 Corinthians 2:1-2. “You’ll remember, friends, that when I first came to you to let you in on God’s master stroke, I didn’t try to impress you with polished speeches and… Read More The Good Shepherd
Love is a feeling so powerful that it can dictate your actions. Everyone in this world wants to find love. Whether that be a parent, friend, or significant other, people naturally have a desire to love and be wanted. The thing is, we already are before we were even thought of. It was written in… Read More The Story of Love
As we go about our day and years, our motivation for living and existing can get blind sighted. Is your motivation on pleasing God or making people happy? Both can make someone happy and can easily be confused. Trust me. You may go about your day realizing that you’re not happy. That void is God.… Read More What’s your Motivation?
Do you know of Esther? You know, one of the two females in the Bible with her own book? God and Jesus aren’t even mentioned in the book but, He is evident. Fun fact, chapter 8:9 is the longest verse- “At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the… Read More Courage like Esther
“Jesus had to be treated like Barabbus in order for Barabbus to be treated like Jesus.”… Read More Jesus is a Loving Barabbas
At church, the series for the month was on dreaming big again. As the years go on, there are always troubles, tough times, and stress. These things are inevitable but, there are ways to look towards the island ahead instead of the storm; the victory instead of the game, the masterpiece instead of the process, the-… Read More Dream Big Again
What a deep sentence and phrase. Earth is temporary. It’s true and one a lot of people doesn’t want to think about. My pastor talked about facing giants in our lives and chose this week to feature Abraham. His wife Sarai, later changed to Sarah, was childless until she was 87 years old. Wow! God… Read More Earth is Temporary
God’s Not Dead 2, by Travis Thrasher, tells the story of Grace Wesley, a young, Christian, high school history teacher who answers a student’s question about Jesus during a classroom discussion. Other students, parents, and even the principal put Grace in the hot seat for answering such an ‘atrocious’ question, because it was about religion.… Read More Book Review: ‘God’s Not Dead 2’ by Travis Thrasher