God’s refreshing presence…

The comfort and confidence I have as a child of God is that He always shows up. I may be too busy or too distracted to notice but my weakness does not change the faithfulness of God. As I wrestled with God trying to prevent what His foreknowledge had revealed, the comfort of His grace Read More …

Sharing hope and faith!

Our Story… It is not about our trials. It is about His triumph! It is not about our loss. It is about Kristen’s gain! It is not about our heartache. It is about our thankful hearts! It is not about our pain. It is about God’s purpose! It is not about our grief. It is Read More …

The Passion 2016

This is the video we watched that Easter evening in 2016. The evening I asked God to see His heart. The evening He responded with the following question: “Would you see sin differently if it were your child that had to die for sin? Would the church see sin differently? Would the world see it Read More …

The Cost of Grace

Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. … When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!” (NLT Mark 15:37,39) But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when Read More …

The Father’s love…

On the cross, at that moment, an eternity of pain and loss and sorrow was poured out on Jesus. At that moment, He was utterly alone. At that moment, the Father turned away and allowed His Son to suffer and die. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “My God, my Read More …

The best of your life!

No matter what happened yesterday, you can choose to draw closer to God today—and it can be day one of the best of your life. Your past struggles do not define your future potential. Our hope lies in the mercy, grace, and power of God. Our future spiritual prosperity is directly related to the level Read More …

Bored with God?

Do you feel bored regarding your relationship with God? I believe that if we are honest, we have all experienced a time when our passion and excitement for God has been more like an ember than a blaze. We know that God never changes. His character, His grace, His mercy, and His love are perfect Read More …

Beyond the Surface!

The most significant things often lie beyond the surface. We must press in deeper to discover the fullness of their potential. The same is true with God’s Word. We may string together the words but only God’s Spirit can bring it to life—Only His Spirit can empower us to go beyond the surface and into Read More …

Peace with God!

Our peace comes through an intimate relationship with God… There is peace in the midst of the storm that rises above the difficulty of our circumstances. In that place, at that moment—we find that He is all we need. Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ… (Rom Read More …