Thankful In All Things

Ephesians 5:20 “always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” One year at around the Thanksgiving season I saw this photo while searching for the perfect Thanksgiving quote. It said, “Thanksgiving is not a...

5 Tips on Studying the Bible

2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” We talk A LOT about studying our Bibles. It’s pretty...

Berean or Thessalonian

Acts 17:11 “Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” Take a look at Acts chapter 17. At the beginning of...

The Struggle is Real

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” We are made NEW in Christ! 2 Corinthians 5:17 tells us that when it says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation...

Pit Person

Matthew 5:44 “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” There’s an episode of How I Met Your Mother, my favorite show, called “The Final Page, Part 1” (Season 8, Episode 11). The gang is discussing people they absolutely can’t stand....

Jesus Rested?

Mark 3:7 “Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.” Often when I think of Jesus I think of the disciples. I picture a little rag-tag band of people making their way through the dry countryside of first-century...