God’s Sacrificial Gift of Love

A Love Beyond Measure: Unwrapping the Gift of God’s Sacrificial Love on Valentine’s Day As another Valentine’s Day comes and goes, it always brings up thoughts of romance, roses, chocolates, and hearts that come alive and begin to beat with renewed expressions of love, affection and endearment. In the midst of all this talk of…

New Beginnings in 2024: Drawing Near to God

12 Ways to Cultivate a Deeper Connection with God Introduction: As the calendar turns the page to a new year, it’s a natural time for reflection, renewal, and the pursuit of personal growth. If you’re looking to make 2024 a year of spiritual deepening and connection with God, you’re not alone. In this post, we’ll…

A Refreshed Faith

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Have you been a Christian for a long time and now feeling a dry spell in your relationship with God? So much has happened in the last year or so and maybe you’ve been distracted with trying to get back to normal, life as usual, or some semblance of it. Perhaps you just can’t seem…

The Reckless Love of God?

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The following article has been reposted in its entirety with permission from Tiffany Montgomery of hopejoyinchrist.com A dear pastor friend of mine was talking through a worship song that has stirred some controversy. I have to confess that as he began I already felt anger welling over the topic… As he finished I felt this…

How To Trust God in Difficult Times

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Learning how to trust God in difficult times will be a quality and strength that will carry you through any situation.  When you realize the positive things that are born from difficulties, your trust in Jesus Christ has the opportunity to grow.  You will develop greater faith, resilience, and hope.  Trials and difficulties serve a…

The Great Expanse of Genesis 1

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January 1 (Genesis 1 – 4) Thoughts on today’s reading… The Lord God was going through His acts of creation in the book of Genesis. In Genesis 1:1-2 the Bible says : “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the…