Today we are going to do something different... 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. Instead of spending the next 10 minutes reading a devotional, I challenge you to text 10 people who you...

Part 3 of a four part series based on 1 Kings 17  Throughout my life I’ve rarely been satisfied by what I have. I may have had a Nintendo, but I wanted the latest game. I may have been a good student, but I wanted to be as smart as someone else. My ministry may have...

Ephesians 5:25New International Version (NIV) 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her What is a husband's responsibility to love his wife well? I think there are 3 components that are crucial for loving our wives well,...

With the demands of the archery shop this fall, I hadn't been able to get to the field as much as I would have liked.  However, this week I took off Tuesday and Wednesday, combined with my regular Sunday and Monday off, I was able to spend some quality time in pursuit...

What ticks you off?  Is there something that people do, or a specific person does, that gets under your skin and causes you to get upset?  There are often things that may cause even a well-tempered Christian to lose their cool from time to time.  For me, it usually...

For the next few weeks I want us thinking about how we can thrive during the dry seasons of our lives. Last week I talked about how we really have only two choices in times of difficulty: we can trust God, or we cannot. This week I want us to open our eyes to see...

Matthew 22:37New International Version (NIV) 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ When I read this verse, it always strikes me, "You must." It doesn't say, if you can, or if you are willing. It...