Patience: A Slow Growing Virtue

“But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.”  Romans 8:25 (ESV) After living in our home for almost twelve years, it was time to tackle a landscape renovation.  The fast-spreading root system of camphor trees toward the back were threatening our pool while the tall cyprus trees […]

Security for Your Heart

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”  Psalm 91:1-2  (NIV) The media is filled with headlines proclaiming a call for action against escalating incidents of gun […]

Spiritual Warfare – A.D. 2013

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13  (NIV) Be on your guard!  I thought about the relevancy of those words as it relates to our military men and women.  Tours of duty often put loved ones in dangerous conditions for weeks or months at a time; […]

Fruit of the Spirit…FAITHFULNESS

“Everything is possible for the person who has faith.”  Mark 9:23b (GNT) A Story by Timmy, Age 10 I just got back from science camp.  The week was a lot of fun, but my favorite activity was called the Leap of Faith.  First, the camp counselors helped me put on a harness that had ropes […]

A New Year

“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life – your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life – and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.”  Romans 12:1 Becky’s Story, Age 12 January, […]

Freedom and Faith

“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For […]