When I was younger – and in much better shape – I used to go on solo backpacking trips in the Sierra mountains.  I would scour the map for a remote lake nestled in a forest and get away for a few days...  Read More

While Jesus was speaking to a crowd, one of the crowd asked Him to command his brother to divide his brother’s inheritance with him. This is what Jesus is responding to in this verse but it also cause...  Read More

I love these words. First that His word can be found and it can change the state of our heart. It lets me know that there is great hope for those that either don’t know the Lord or that have walked aw...  Read More

One day I pulled out my old Betty Crocker Cookbook. I took off the thick rubber band holding all the pages together. A couple pages floated to the floor. It is worn, torn, and stained but still very p...  Read More

Joshua 4:5b–7 - “5 …'Go over before the ark of the Lord your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take up a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelit...  Read More

Valentine’s Day is usually a celebration for couples to show their love for one another. But how often do you think of Valentine’s Day as a day to remind us of God’s amazing love for us? A lot of sing...  Read More