John 10: 11-13 NLT “I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you... Read more

I’ve Got the Joy…Joy…Joy…Joy…. What makes you feel like a kid? Or brings you joy like a kid? These are questions a friend asked me recently. After a quick stroll down memory lane, I said “Ri... Read more

When I worked in retail, I was sitting in the break room, when a manager and employee walked in. The manager was trying to resolve a complaint from the employee about someone who was over th... Read more

Over the past year or so, The Lord has been impressing upon me, to spend more personal time with Him, in communication prayer. As Christians, we hear it all the time… to maintain a healthy r... Read more

Do you have a favorite recipe? Is it a new recipe you are brave enough to try? Or is it a family recipe you’ve made time and time again and the ingredients are a well-kept secret? When follo... Read more

Looking at the life Jesus lived, His main goal was to be about His Father’s business. (Luke 2:49) There are so many things in this world to capture our attention and turn our focus off of Go... Read more

  I recently received a little wooden cross made from discarded branches of an Olive Tree. As I looked at this small gift, I thought of how something beautiful came from something that... Read more

Recently, I accepted a co-pastorate position with a local church. It is a new beginning for both the church and I. It is a new relationship between the two of us. I was thinking how fitting... Read more

What is it you go to in times of trials and tribulation? We live in a broken world where things seem to go wrong. Whether that be finances, sickness, death, natural disasters, floods, wildfi... Read more