Sitting on my couch with a warm cup of coffee in my hand, no makeup, sloppy ponytail (not even a trendy messy bun), fluffy dog on my lap and still in my pajamas. This is how I did church for over a year. After ten years of serving as a pastor at our church and...
I knew I shouldn’t do it. I had that icky feeling in my stomach like I was doing something wrong. Yet, I still did it. I gave in. Temptation. What about it makes us want to do what we know we shouldn't do? Temptation is like the trailer to a movie. It gives you just...
I love gardening. I love helping bring something to life, nurturing it, and watching it flourish. I am not particularly great at gardening though. Any improvement I’ve had has come through the school of hard knocks: a plant I put in the wrong soil, a plant placed in...
Happy New Year!! It is hard to believe that, once again, we are at that point where many of us are making resolutions for eating better, getting healthy, exercising more and becoming better human beings. There is nothing wrong with setting goals. And if you are...
Over the last few months, my daughter and I have been memorizing different passages of scripture. We started with Zephaniah 3:17: "The Lord your God is living among you, He is a mighty Savior. He will delight in you with gladness, with His love He will calm your...
One of the most comforting characteristics of God as our Heavenly Father is His faithfulness. As humans, we try and we fail. We make promises and then we break them. We think we are strong enough and then we fall short once again. We worry when we should trust. We...
An intimate message from God to YOU. What is Father's Love Letter?Father's Love Letter is a compilation of paraphrased Bible verses from Genesis to Revelation that are presented in the form of a love letter from God to you. This simple message of love...
“The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” Psalm 103:8 The human heart has such an incredible capacity, yet such an unbelievable fragility. It can love and it can lose. It can carry hope and also hurt. It...
On the podcast this week, my friend Robin Blumenthal tells a story of being on a boat with friends when she was asked to drop the anchor. So, she did. Not being an experienced boater, she let the anchor down into the water without first checking to see if it was tied...