At 3 pm, local time, all across the country on May 31, people will wave flags, visit cemeteries, observe a moment of silence, or stop to tell their children what the meaning of the day is. Trains will blow their whistles. Hundreds of thousands

A seemingly endless number of things clamor for our attention these days. Some are good and healthy, others not so much. But to hear God’s voice requires us to take time to cease.

The grace of God is more astounding than we can get our minds around. It saves us, will usher us into heaven and it breathes life into every single moment in between. Without it we have nothing.

We are living in days where we are more connected with people around the world yet less connected with the people right in our midst. Is this culturally acceptable? Yes. Does it promote

For the result of a life in love with Jesus is Jesus-like love. And the effect on the atmosphere in the places we live, work and play will be astoundingly counter-cultural.

As we see in this story, kindness often gets messy. It interrupts our schedules, gets into our wallets and exposes us to potential disdain from peers. Yet for this Samaritan, love trumped

This is a big deal. In the scripture at the beginning of this missive Jesus is teaching that forgiveness of others is a non-optional aspect of a believer’s life. That is a hard teaching. But just

What hit me was that God doesn’t just leave us on a rock, that while secure, still leaves us in a state of panic and angst. He replaces those feelings with a new sense of hope and expectancy.

In the midst of it all God calls us to something different. He calls us to a place of peace and grounding that is found only in Himself.

Like the work of the tree trimmers, the weeding of our personal soil is often not easy. It isn’t something fun. It is much easier, at least in the short run, to ignore it. Yet the consequences...

We rarely grow and improve without the feedback of others who care about us. And frequently, the feedback is tough to hear. The temptation can be to argue with the other person and deny any validity of what they say. But ...

We would do well to remember this. What we often view as the first step is not the first step. God hears our prayers and goes ahead of us. He is active and paves the way for the outcomes He desires.

The lesson from Jeremiah is timeless and at its core is this: Our hope is not in results or outcomes or circumstances. Our hope is placed in something much deeper.

Has your wallet been baptized? How about your lake cottage, your vehicles, your house and your toys? It is so easy to compartmentalize our life including our finances.

The hard truth is that change can be difficult. The truth we tend to forget though, is that not changing makes and keeps life more difficult. The choice then is not between...

When we accept Christ into our life things should be different. Different because we have not just received a face-lift or renovation. We have been reborn and recreated.

n case you have not discovered it, life moves fast, much faster as you get older. Age 40 to 50 goes faster than 20 to 30 – or so it seems. So fast in fact, that you can’t believe 10 years passed by.

I’d suggest however, that you must set your sights on things more noble, beautiful, altruistic, and yes, more transcendent if you are to thrive and make a difference.

Realizing that your circumstances do’t have to control where you go, but simply where you start, leaves you with a navigational choice. You can...