All too often I feel overwhelmed and defeated as a parent. This mostly stems from my own (unrealistic) expectations of what parenting...

Do you believe that God loves you? I do believe that God loves me, to an extent. The fact that the Creator of the universe wants a...

Luke 10:38-42 A couple of weeks ago, Pastor Matt talked about Martha and Mary. This story always hits way too close to home for me. I...

ISAIAH 9:1-7 Last week Pastor Matt spoke of a prophecy in Isaiah regarding the coming of the Messiah. I can’t imagine the anticipation...

“Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.” ‭‭- Psalms‬ ‭55:22‬ ‭(NIV)‬‬ I have...

It’s been a busy month. It is so easy to allow idols into my heart when the schedule is crazy. Yesterday I was scrolling Facebook and so...

“Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word...It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.”...

"...we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." -2 Corinthians 10:5b NIV

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭18:21‬ ‭ “There is one whose...

I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, the anticipation that built the month before Christmas morning was something I always...

“Come and behold Him Born the King of angels O come let us adore Him O come let us adore Him” be·hold /bəˈhōld/ verb: 1 : to perceive...

Last week Pastor Matt talked to us about “The Dangers of Forgetfulness.” He referred to the section in Amos when Amos begins to call out...

Romans 8:31-39 A firm reminder of the hope we have in Christ.

Jonah 1:1-16 Why do we turn and run? Is our fear greater than our faith? God promises that His plans and will for our lives is good!...

Last week I wrote about why we should go to church and some of what the Bible mentions in regards to fellowship with believers. This week...

I have often heard Christians say that church attendance isn’t mandatory and that going to church every Sunday isn’t necessary. As long...

Confession time...I get angry. I feel anger and I give in to my anger. Most times I don’t understand why I am angry in the first place...

My heart has been far from God lately. Busyness, distractions, and the everyday mundane have tugged at my heart and pulled me away from...

“they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.” -Psalm 22:31 Now that Jesus has died and...

I have a dear friend whom I have been honored to know for more than half of my life! She moved out east a couple of years ago to live and...