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" They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.  Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common.  They… (more)

Psalm 16:5-8 5 LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup;    you make my lot secure. 6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;    surely I have a delightful inheritance. 7 I will praise the LORD, who counsels me;… (more)

We live in a culture that idolizes physical beauty. Health is discarded as we try to achieve a figure that our society considers attractive. Eating disorders are common as women struggle to maintain unrealistic body proportions. We are confronted everyday with advertisements trying to sell… (more)

Our tongues are a dangerous weapon. What power there is in something so small! The tongue is a difficult thing to tame. We know the pain of having been called names or labeled in a less that kind way. Those things impact us deeply and… (more)

Cleaning carpets around our house yesterday was eye opening. It is shocking how much dirt hides in there! It made me think of how much dirt is hidden in our own lives. We look good on the outside yet we hide a lot of dirt… (more)

This is such a simple sentence and yet it is packed with truth that can be challenging to live. When we find ourselves in conflict we forget some aspects of this instruction.  In an argument we tend to only see truth through our own eyes… (more)

God calls us to faithfully serve others. So who are the others and what kind of service is God expecting out of us? We are each gifted with talents and abilities that God wants us to use for his service. This is more than just… (more)

Prayer is one of the most powerful spiritual disciplines. It is the opportunity to bring the cares of our hearts to the very throne of God.  What a blessing it is to have an audience with the God of the universe who cares about the… (more)

How does the day start at your home? Do you hit the snooze on your alarm clock a few times until you are late enough that you need to run out the door to your morning obligations? Coffee may appear to be a higher need… (more)

I find Job so impressive. He was able to praise God when God was giving AND when God was taking away. Sometimes it can be easier to praise God when things are working in our favor. When things are going well and we are not… (more)

We spend the working hours of the day tending to all of our responsibilities and when we meet at the end of the day we are exhausted.  Our work is not over when we enter the door.  The responsibilities of home and family call for… (more)

Life is so unfair. We hear this complaint all the time.  Our culture will tell us that if we are in conflict then our spouse is not our soul mate and we ought to start looking for someone else.  The Bible has a very different… (more)

This is a text that shows up at weddings all the time. It is a beautiful poetic picture of how love ought to look. It strikes us as so idyllic that it is unattainable. In our own strength it is outside of our grasp. We… (more)

Are you feeling weary today? We find that there are times when we are too exhausted to function well. Life starts getting crazy with so many projects and responsibilities calling for our attention. Sometimes we just want to yell “Stop the world I need to… (more)

We live in a culture that says we are supposed to always be happy in our relationships; that if there is conflict, then it must be time to move on. The reality is that conflict does not mean you are with the wrong person; it… (more)

The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.  Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time,… (more)

The New Year is a marker for making changes in our life. We choose to focus on getting in shape, losing those last few pounds, or maybe making this the year we finally get organized. Many diets and exercise programs begin and end the same… (more)