Ever have one of those home improvement projects where you take things out of the box and think, “Oh I can have this put together in no time!” Then later, what you’ve attempted looks nothing like the picture on the front of the box and you have a ton of leftover parts – and in the...

As I read James 5:3, I look back over the past few years and how America has been struggling with Financial woes. How many feel that their personal worth is not at a standard that they are comfortable with. Often comparing themselves to others and what they may have. I can say that I was...

As James comes to the close of his epistle, he stresses the importance of restoring those who wander from the truth; restoring straying Christians is a responsibility given to ALL who are truly the children of God ( Ga 6:1-2, 1Th 5:15) Yet it is a responsibility that is so easy to neglect and...

How does God work in the world? I have wondered about that almost my entire life. How does he accomplish his plans? We all know that God can do anything, right? He created the entire universe. He drew the stars across the sky, set the planets in orbits, and created the invisible forces...

We’ve all seen the little guy on the telephone company commercial walking around with his cell phone saying, “Can you hear me now?” Then he walks a few steps and repeats the words, “Can you hear me now?” I love that clip so much. I laugh every time. (Ok, I’m...

One of my favorite Christmas presents was a little book called “Prayers for Girls”. Inside it had a prayer for literally every possible occasion an eight year old girl could encounter. A prayer for saying good morning, a prayer for midday, a prayer for bedtime, a prayer for deep sadness...