The Building of Church

The church is more than a building where we gather to praise God. Worship is also found in serving the needs of our communities.

Burying Doubt

It’s a stunning revelation. He’s shocked as he tries to comprehend what he is being told. “He is alive!” How could that be? He had accepted he was dead, but now he is alive? But this resurrection story is not about Jesus. It’s about Joseph in the book of Genesis and his father Jacob. His […]

Sunday Praise

I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,And will glorify Your name forever.For Your lovingkindness toward me is great,And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. – Psalm 86:12-13, NASB

Exchanging the Familiar with the Unfamiliar

Trials have a way of disrupting your present way of life. They can turn your familiar routine, your way of life, into a wilderness of grief and lost hope. It can make you yearn for the past and the familiar. Yet the disruption of what you knew can also turn you toward something new. In […]

Your Attention Please!

From the moment you wake up from your slumber, the world beckons you. Social media alerts, phone calls, to-do lists, friends knocking, packages delivered, grass that needs mowing, the leaking kitchen sink, family members that need help…the world rumbles on and calls to you the moment you open your eyes. “After the earthquake came a […]

Sunday Praise

There is none like You, O LORD;You are great, and great is Your name in might.Who would not fear You, O King of the nations?Indeed it is Your due!For among all the wise men of the nationsAnd in all their kingdoms,There is none like You. – Jeremiah 10:6-7

When is Quitting an Option?

It’s hard to remember what prompted me to make that first post which started me on this blogging journey. To be honest, I would have quit posting years ago if it was up to me.

A Tell-all About Your Prayer Life

At a funeral a couple years ago I heard a daughter tell about how touched she was when she read the prayer journal left behind by her mother. It started me thinking about the significance of writing down our prayers. Not just our prayers for others, but also the prayers where we wrestle with God […]

Sunday Praise

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!Awake, my glory!Awake, harp and lyre!I will awaken the dawn.I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples;I will sing praises to You among the nations.For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavensAnd Your truth to the […]

Enveloped in God

What would happen if we removed every earthly thing hindering us from knowing God in His pure form? What if we released all the burdens we carry: people’s expectations; opinions about us; poor self image; unfulfilled dreams; everything that weighs us down. What if we released all those burdens and let God in His purest […]