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Many people want to be different and take pride in being their own person, having their own style and standing out from the crowd. However, many who call themselves Christians, don’t really want to be seen as different or set apart from the crowd as God has called them to be. In... Read More →

Words are powerful. They matter. Words can ignite or destroy. As a Christ follower your words speak volumes. Words have the power to create distance or to close the distance. The words that flow from your lips and from your fingertips will either point people to God or push... Read More →

Once upon a time, a king offered a prize to anyone in his kingdom who would paint the best picture that would convey a sense of peace. Many artists submitted their works and the king narrowed it down to two paintings. One painting was of a calm lake that was a perfect reflective... Read More →

In his book “Undaunted Courage,” Steve Ambrose details the 2-year journey of Lewis and Clark in the early 1800’s. They faced unbelievable difficulties, unfamiliar territory, hunger, heat, cold, exhaustion, desertions, enemies, illness and death. When they finally reached the... Read More →

When we first accept Christ we are filled with joy and passion. We want everyone to know how it feels to receive God’s gift of salvation. However, as time passes and life happens we may wake up one day and realize we aren’t as close to God as we used to be. This doesn’t mean we... Read More →

The Israelites were God’s chosen people; yet they were enslaved in Egypt for 400 years. They originally fled to Egypt to escape a famine in their own land. A change in Egypt’s leadership and circumstances suddenly caused a turn and they became slaves in the land where they had... Read More →

According to the Oxford dictionary, Optimism is hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something. My mom always called this “seeing the bright side.” For everything there is a negative side and a positive side. If you dwell too much on the... Read More →

We want to be happy. God placed a desire within us for happiness, for joy. Even the preamble to our Constitution promises each of us an opportunity for “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” What is happiness. The root word traces back to happenstance, which is something... Read More →

People sit around and dream of winning the lottery, inheriting great wealth, landing that dream job and just wishing for their ship to come in…waiting for a miracle. According to Webster, a miracle is an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs. In... Read More →