A Journey to Remember

Make no mistake – fear is a dangerous and powerful enemy. It is cunning and deceptive and can masquerade as a litany of emotions. Anger, jealousy, unforgivness, anxiousness, intolerance, shame, bigotry, hatred, rebelliousness and selfishness share a single core – fear. Whispers of doubt and worry that attempt to assail our thoughts are intentional attacks…

Image designed at Canva.com No matter a person’s theological beliefs, I’m fairly certain we’d all agree with Solomon who wrote, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, ESV). Yet, while we rejoice when it’s time to dance, our times of mourning or weeping can cause us to…

Life can be loud. Often it can seem like we are busily chugging through life, weighed down by an unending list of to-dos, and an ever-growing list of not-yet-dones. We live in a society that thrives on busy. Fast-food drive-thrus, microwaves, supercenters, and the growing demand for online and televised church services are only a…

I’ve heard it said, “Life is a journey, not a sprint”. Ain’t that the truth. Life is amazing and complicated, full of twists and turns. One moment you’re on the mountaintop feeling like the luckiest person on earth. Two seconds later you’re flat on your back, wondering how in the world that giant speeding train…

Most of us live our lives in a typically redundant manner. We wake, carry out our responsibilities, sleep and then repeat the next day. Depending on your personality type, you may find such an existence wonderfully comforting, or you might be bored to tears. Though, no matter your personality type, most of us eventually find…

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