• The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.

    He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you,

    but will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17)

     

    Todd and Sarah prayed and waited a long time to have a baby.  There were plenty of reasons, both known and unknown, they could not have children.  Finally, after years of doctor visits, thousands spent, countless hours of prayers and tears, they received a blessing.  They were able to adopt a little baby. They were overjoyed, over the moon with excitement, and humbled at the gift of a baby.  The first night they brought her home, Sarah held her new baby close to her chest.  She softly sang song after song over her baby, even after she fell asleep.  Her baby brought her so much joy and so she sang out her joy over her little baby. (MORE)

  • You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. (1 John 4:4)

     

    When you think of the relationship between God and Satan, how would you characterize it?  An epic struggle between two equally opposing forces vying for supremacy in this world? Two equally powerful spiritual beings, one good and the other evil, who are playing a massive game of chess? Do you ever think that God is clearly losing and Satan is gaining the upper hand? In reality, none of that is correct. The answer is found in 1 John 4:4. (MORE)

  • “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)

     

    Several days ago we had to throw away some flowers my daughter had picked up at church.  They were bright, pink flowers from a crab apple tree on a small branch.  I should emphasize, they WERE bright...at one time.  Do you know when they were bright pink?  When they were connected to the tree!  (MORE)

  • Even though I walk through the darkest valley,

    I will fear no evil, for you are with me;  (Psalm 23:4)

     

    What dark valleys do you face right now?  What dark valleys are coming in the future?  What events or circumstances in your life or in the world scare you right now?  Do you wish you could just run away from it or make it go away? Anytime you face something that is scary or threatening, you want to run away from it.  But sometimes, that's impossible. (MORE)