Am I Grasping the Height of God's Love? Part 4 of 4

Sometimes, fighting my own thoughts feels like climbing a mountain. There are slippery slopes, jagged, painful edges, and dangerous cliffs....

The Greatest Perspective Available to Overcome Temptations

The Greatest Perspective Available to Overcome Temptations

  It's been a lazy summer.  Delightful, easy, carefree and...I don't want it to end!     With a light...

Our Entire Blessedness

Our Entire Blessedness

Do you ever foolishly stoop to drink from another fountain than Christ? I do. I feel Him calling me to...

The Beauty of Abiding in Christ

The Beauty of Abiding in Christ

I live in wine country.  Grape vines surround this town and some, older than my grandmother, line backyard walkways and fences....

The Beauty of Your Freedom in Christ

The Beauty of Your Freedom in Christ

I woke up this Saturday morning to a fresh blanket of snow.  By mid-afternoon much of it had melted.  With warmer weather moving...

The Wonder of Christ in You

The Wonder of Christ in You

Today was the day we had been waiting for all winter. We spent twenty minutes locating hats, snow pants, the...

Loving the Living Stones

Loving the Living Stones

Sometimes that sweet steeple can have some ugly underneath it.  I think it's safe to say it out loud.  I don't...

Our Truest Identity: Living Stones

Our Truest Identity: Living Stones

"As you come to Him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,...

The Wonder of Your Life in Christ

The Wonder of Your Life in Christ

Do you ever wonder if you're good enough or doing enough? I do. I have these thoughts quite often as...

A Declaration of Dependence

A Declaration of Dependence

I love my country and the people who serve and have served me...us...with their lives.  I join today with others with...