To Live is to Learn: 2012

Reflections on 2012: Wow!  I can hardly believe that 2012 has come to an end.  This year has been full of challenges, joy, provision, and relying on the Lord. Each year tends to have a slightly different theme, composed of many lessons learned throughout the year. As I look to...

Intentional Reputation

Scripture: "The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon and his connection with the Name of God. She came to put his reputation to the test by asking tough questions. She made a grand and showy entrance into Jerusalem—camels loaded with spices, a huge amount of gold, and precious gems. She came...

More Than A Manger

Scripture: "We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels—everything got started in him and finds its...

In the Waiting Room

Scripture: "Joseph’s master took him and threw him into the jail where the king’s prisoners were locked up. But there in jail God was still with Joseph: He reached out in kindness to him; he put him on good terms with the head jailer. The head jailer put Joseph in charge of...

A Different Kind of Gift

Scripture: "Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you...