Tweet      Get rid of all hard feelings, anger and rage. Stop all fighting and lying. Put away every form of hatred. Ephesians 4:31 (NIV) Last Wednesday, Pastor Christopher B. Wolf shared on facebook that he would be discussing the issue of forgiveness and letting go on his radio program, Walk with Me, that night. [...]

Tweet     As she stood in that familiar station in the kitchen, stirring the filling for the Thanksgiving pies, she could feel the tears welling up, then meandering down her cheek and then finally dropping into the pie mix. She vainly smiled thinking, “Well, there’s some of the salt I needed to add anyway.” [...]

Tweet     God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 (NASB)   Remember playing hide and seek when we were kids? I used to get a lot of games in with my children Madelyn and Brian. As I softly crept through the hallway, the tension mounted for both [...]

Tweet     “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. “But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.” Matthew 6: 14-15 (NASB) Does forgiving others come easy for you? I’ve never really found any satisfaction in harboring an unforgiving spirit. [...]

Tweet     We recently celebrated Resurrection Sunday  and it was during this very time period, post Passover and the Resurrection, that Jesus was busy making appearances to His disciples and awaiting His ascension, Acts 1:9.  There is a lot to be learned from this interim period before Pentecost. The most powerful lesson demonstrated by [...]

Tweet     A meditation on Moses While meditating on the life of Moses recently, it struck me that his wilderness years (age 40-80) were years that were probably spent dealing with a central issue that we all share with him…the issue of regrets.  Regrets based upon mistakes.  We all make mistakes and deal with [...]

Tweet  For God has not given us a Spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.  II Timothy 1:7 I know that in my lifetime I have done so many things that I regret with all of my heart.  All of them are choices that I made, and [...]

Tweet   As I was reading the account of Saul’s conversion on the road to Damascus (Acts 9) – it hit me how God’s ways are not man’s ways and how God can take (and often does) the greatest of sinners and miraculously turns their hearts and minds to Him.  Saul was merciless to the [...]

Tweet There has been a lot of talk about racism and prejudices lately.  Most of the talk has come from people who stand to gain from throwing around the word and the benefits that ensue from it.  I’m talking about both sides of the political aisle.  And, whether you’re conservative, liberal or nothing in particular, [...]

Tweet   “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” Matthew 5:7 (NASB) photo credit: Ju Muncinelli If you are new to the site, we have been taking a brief look each Monday at the Beatitudes. However, with the 4th of July holiday; we moved it to Tuesday this week.  Most scholars agree that [...]