Is Your Life Salty Enough?

When it comes to Jesus, sometimes we need to take people’s advice with more than a grain of salt.

Minding My Own Business, Then…

In the middle of your ordinary day, in the course of your busy life full of tasks, do you stop to take note of God showing up in unusual ways?

Enduring Life’s Burdens

Trials can feel overwhelming, but through faith and endurance, we can learn to rely on Jesus. He teaches us ways to increase the strength of our faith in ways we don’t always understand.

No Fear—Praying Through Psalm 23

When fear overwhelms you, find comfort in the reassuring hand of Jesus.

Quiet Waters—Praying Through Psalm 23

In the midst of turbulent times in our life, grasping onto Jesus can be a calming force.

Impatiently Waiting

David experienced the pressures of life, including criticism and false accusations under King Saul. He serves as a role model on the importance of relying on God’s timing amid distress and hardship.

Encroaching Light (Part 4)

This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” – Luke 2:12, NASB A baby. How could a small helpless child, totally dependent on the care of others be a savior? Yet isn’t that a picture of yourself, helpless, needing others? In the eyes […]

Rough Around the Edges

I was walking the shore of Lake Michigan when I encountered a lone granite rock on the beach. I picked it up and felt its smooth, rounded shape. As I rolled the rock in my hand, I thought about how the rock had been shaped by the pounding waves pressing and moving it against the […]

Drink and Repeat, Drink and Repeat…

Every day she trudged along this dusty, worn path, seeking to satisfy her thirst. She lowered her bucket deep into the well and strained to pull up a bucket full of water. As she raised her cupped hand to her parched mouth and drank, she knew she would be back here tomorrow; her thirst would […]

Support for the Battles of Life

There are times in life when the enemy wears us down. The battle becomes too much and it seems evil will prevail. By ourselves we grow weary from the fight. Yet it is not our battle to fight alone. Exodus 17:8-12 gives us a great image of how to fight against the enemies we face. […]