5:31 P.M.

5:31 P.M. Thursday, May 26, 2011. At this exact time, I saw the most beautiful gift.  Following about 30 minutes of chaos, noise, stress, and nerves, the most peaceful calmness came when I saw firsthand the gift of God’s grace – faith.  Here’s what happened: You see, our church hosts an after school program called…

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What is Your Status Update?

In today’s social media age we have the unique ability to offer countless others wide open windows into our lives. In my mind social media is a wonderful, awesome, lovely thing when used correctly. Being able to stay in touch with friends, allow grandparents to easily access pictures and videos of grandchildren, and building close…

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Adversity Minus the Negativity

“Beloved do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you.” – 1 Peter 4:12 Our troubles don’t disappear when we become followers of Christ, in fact they often intensify. Christ suffered and so will his children. Soldiers of…

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