Choose to Hope in the Lord

Guest Writer:  Derrick Stewart “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because […]

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 […]