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“The true goal is to be  what we do. ” Abraham Joshua Heschel We are moving through the Sermon on the Mount to learn how to live it out....

Some things come naturally. You can look at children around the world and observe them doing similar things.  For example, they all like...

“Praying is talking to God about what we are doing together.” Dallas Willard "Prayer is a surge of the heart, it is a simple look turned...

One day, I was walking on a beach in Florida and stopped to look out at the ocean. Little did I know that someone was also looking at...

“When a blessing is invoked, it changes the atmosphere.”  John O’Donohue “Eternal life begins now and refers not only to length of life...

We are looking at the Sermon on the Mount. In particular, Jesus’ words at the end of the sermon. Jesus says, “ Therefore anyone who hears...

Any good building contractor knows you need a solid plan before starting any building project. The plan needs to include a careful...

“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart” Joel 2:12a Lent is a season of preparation that invites you to grow...

“It is time to wake up to reality. Every day brings God’s salvation nearer. The night is over, the day has almost dawned.”  (Rom 13:11b,...

“Every breath we draw is a gift of his love; every moment of existence is a grace. Gratitude, therefore, takes nothing for granted, is...

Sometimes, the order of things matters. When making a PB&J, it helps to put on the peanut butter before the jelly. When making a new...

Come ever-present God and be with me. You alone know and understand all that is before me. Come help me trust in you. Slow my pace to see...

“What the gospel does is make the miracle routine and the routine a miracle .” Eugene Peterson More and more, the thing that seems most...

You are on a journey today. A thought, worry, interaction, or experience can send you off in a good or bad way. You are always going...

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”  John Bunyan Imagine the darkness, the...

“The longest journey is the twelve inches from your head to your heart.” John Ortberg Have you ever thought about that? If Ortberg is...

"I do not understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. Anne Lamott There...

We played a new game this past week. It was a multi-dimensional strategy game - a mind-bender that required us to pay attention and think...

“What makes life good is not a particular set of circumstances but how the heart interacts with them.” Tim Keller Like many families, we...

“Hope is joyous anticipation of good that is not yet here or is unseen.” Dallas Willard “The people walking In darkness have seen a great...

I was greeted by a man in a Santa hat when I went to pick up my car from the shop the other day. It was a damp, dreary, rainy day. His...

“It was in the season of Christmas that I came out of my little garden…and began to walk backwards through history to the place from...

The sound of silence is growing at our house as our children are becoming young adults. One of the things I sometimes miss is the sound...

“Joy is the serious business of Heaven.” C.S. Lewis1 Surely one of the marks of greatness is the longevity of one’s influence. Take the...