Kathy was tired. Working in the hospital long hours with so much sickness was beginning to take its toll. She had pulled two doubles in a row and she hadn’t talked to her kids or husband in three days. On top of that, her emotional tank was beginning to reach empty and she knew she was running on fumes. She had to work. Her husband lost his job due to the pandemic, and even though he found a job i...  Read More

The Star Wars series is classic. I’m sure you have your favorite movie and character. There are many lessons we can learn from this series that are appropriate for us today. The original film is called “A New Hope.” Isn’t that what we seek today given our current circumstances? The overall  story is about what happens in the galaxy where humans and aliens co-exist with robots, and space travel bet...  Read More

When I was younger, I loved to swing. I liked pumping my legs so I could go higher, but it was really fun when someone would push me. I could go even higher. So my favorite word was “Again. Do it again!” The same was true when I went on my favorite amusement park ride. I’d ask if I could ride again. Small examples of what happens when you have a positive experience.Let’s go a little deeper. When D...  Read More

We all have something we just love, something we can’t get enough of. It can be anything or anyone. Some of us can’t live without specific foods like ice cream or for me, potatoes. I hear you laughing. There was a time I couldn’t get enough of them anyway you cooked them.There’s a big difference, however, between loving something like potatoes and being addicted to something. Addiction is being co...  Read More

We have a Shepherd that watches over us, searches for us when we are lost, restores us, and leads us into His green pastures for rest. He knows when we are in need and He knows how to end this pandemic. “I shall not want” as long as I walk with the Savior. More than ever, we need to join together in prayer and supplication to heal our nations from this pandemic and all the impact it has had. When ...  Read More

It’s time to focus and block out all the negative voices that tell us what we can’t do. This is the year of “can do.” We’ve been whipsawed, spun around and put on a never ending roller coaster, but it’s time to shake it all off. We are no longer at the whim of every theory, opinion, or untruth. Our eyes are laser focused on Jesus, the lifter of our heads.Dig deep, my friends, and dust off your con...  Read More

Welcome to 2021! It’s a new year and we start on a new foot. I know we carried over some challenges like the virus and all that it has changed for us, but we are also walking into a new season. How we walk into it will set the tone for how we travel through it. So set your eyes on Jesus and let’s walk with expectant hope in our steps.How does that look? We walk with confidence and boldness, knowin...  Read More

Celebrations for the New Year of 2021 will be so different. The big in-person party in Times Square won’t happen the same. We won’t have big gatherings or parties with good food and celebratory glee. The pandemic stopped that. But, we have no reason to throw the celebrations out the window! Just because it’s different doesn’t mean the New Year has to be put in a closet.We have much to be thankful ...  Read More

About now, you may be thinking of what your New Year’s resolutions should be. With 2020 almost finished, this is the time we think forward and hope for a better future. It’s time to tuck away this year and get optimism charged up for 2021.I’m going to challenge you to do something a little different this year. We are not going into the new year in a “normal” way since we are still in the midst of ...  Read More

We have come to the end of 2020. I can hear many of you saying that it couldn’t come too soon.  What a year it has been. We didn’t know how many changes we would have to adapt to or how many things we would end up missing. My mom used to say, “You never miss your water until the well runs dry.” The well ran dry and we have a long list of things we won’t take for granted in the future. In many ways...  Read More

This devotion is dedicated to Kim who has battled major health issues, but who through her faith and the grace of God, has just completed a successful surgery. Kim, we love you and we surround you with our prayers.Could you use a little love right about now? I think we all could. It’s been a tough year for many, and some are still going through trying times. When you find yourself being bombarded ...  Read More

As we close out 2020, we can be tempted to reflect only on the hard times as we manage through COVID-10, It has ravaged our lives, our families and our communities. We can throw up our hands and give it control or we can trust in Jesus and seek His deliverance again, and over and over. Join us as we pray against the temptation to let our emotional responses to this disease overtake us. Join us as ...  Read More