• Joyful: Even in the in-between!

    And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” – Luke 2:10-11 ESV What an…

  • A New Day Will Dawn

    Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning. – Ecclesiastes 11:7 NLT Sometimes the book of Ecclesiastes makes King Solomon seem like a dreary pessimist. But he wasn’t. He was more of a realist who understood that in this broken world there would be heartache, discouragement, and…

  • Advent – Good News of Great Joy!

    According to the world, the goal of life is to achieve happiness. Messages abound insisting we can and should be happy. But what if I told you settling for happiness would be selling yourself short? Happiness is volatile. The slightest shift in circumstances can derail it and the goal for…

  • We have all the power we need!

    “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you…If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven…

  • Your grief will turn to joy

    This morning while I was reading the book of John, I was struck by a verse that spoke to me.  Jesus was comforting his disciples as he tried to prepare them for his upcoming death. He knew the sorrow and dismay they would feel when they saw their Lord crucified…