So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold – though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains…

  We ask God to give you complete knowledge of His will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. Colossians 1:9-10 (NLT)   What is God’s will for your life?   That’s a big question. Not many of us…

So we have not stopped praying for you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of His will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow…

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His dear children. Ephesians 5:1(NLT)   I’ve been told that I’m becoming like my mother. As a teenager, this was an offensive statement, but now I consider it a compliment.   As is bound to happen in a church community, I often teach my friends’…

  Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. Ephesians 4:29(NLT)   God’s timing is perfect.   This scripture was BibleGateway.com’s verse of the day on Saturday while I was on retreat with the Senior High…

Jesus tells to teach others ALL that He commanded. Is it OK to pass on what we know, even if we might not know it all?

Jesus said, “Come off by yourselves; let’s take a break and get a little rest.” For there was constant coming and going. They didn’t even have time to eat. Mark 6:31 (MSG)   I apologize.   Without actually deciding to, or announcing it, I took a break from blogging this summer. Some of you have…

II am the bread of life. –Jesus John 6:35   You are what you eat.   I have two kinds of kids. One could live on Five Guys and ramen noodles. The other measures every strawberry and ounce of chicken breast. Outwardly, they both look like competitive athletes, but we can’t know if they are…

How did the disciples change from cowering in hiding after Jesus’ crucifixion to preaching boldly and fearlessly? Jesus’ spirit. The Holy Spirit.

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10   ‘Be still’ was the subject of two devotions this morning. As a result of my busy spring, I crave stillness. School is not yet out in the Northeast, but the end is in sight. The string of end-of-the year celebrations is fun, but even…