As I watched our amazing Baptism service on Sunday, I was reminded of a quote from one of my favorite preachers, Charles Spurgeon. He proclaimed the church was “the dearest place on Earth.” This affec...  Read More

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the h...  Read More

I remember seeing my grandparents for the first time in six years at DIA back in 2012. Three days of grueling solo travel brought me from rural South Africa vineyards to the towering Rockies. I stumbl...  Read More

Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.  Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, ...  Read More

“The people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. Then we’ll be like all the other nations: our king will judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles.””‭‭1 ...  Read More

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authori...  Read More

6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person-though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die- 8 but God...  Read More

3 Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They ...  Read More

It was good to be back in Acts this past Sunday. Josh challenged us with a question we should be reflecting on this week: “How is your life intentionally glorifying God?” He shared with us how ,if you...  Read More

1 Praise the Lord!
 Praise God in his sanctuary;
    praise him in his mighty heavens!2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
    praise him according to his excellent greatness!3 Praise him with trumpet s...  Read More

9 "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?"10 Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, ab...  Read More

I consider my husband to be highly intelligent and wise, so it surprises me when he comes up against something that completely baffles him… like how to exit IKEA. Granted, they designed their massive ...  Read More