Just as You Are

I have recently come to a realization that has changed the way I look at going to church.  In the past, I have always thought that going to church was something I did for myself. I would go to fill a need for fellowship, enjoy some music, and to reconnect with...

Holiday Blessings

Holidays have a way of creating a mix of emotions for many people.  This season is one of joy with a tinge of sadness for me.  While I am filled with gratitude for the wonderful people in my life, I also feel the loss of my mother on this holiday.  Nevertheless, I...

The Potter and the Clay

Isaiah 64:8 Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. This image, of God as the potter and us as the clay, is one that has often helped me puzzle through why difficult things have happened in my life.  It...

Pick up a Pebble

Ephesians 3:20-21 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. There...

In the End

I have pondered this quote for a while now, turning it over in my mind, debating whether or not I believe in the wisdom of these words.  Some parts of it are easy to understand and others more difficult.  As with any quote, it can be interpreted in many...

Miracles

Colossians 1:16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible…all things were created through him and for him. We often take for granted those things that are common in our world.  We look around at the things outside –...