How were things for your over this past year? Although 2021 was an improvement for the most part, most people have categorized the past two years as something of the “less desirable” state to say the least. If we aren’t careful we can dwell on the negative so much that we’ll find ourselves in a […]

When you hear of the hope of Christmas you have to realize there are a number of meanings behind that expression. For many people the hope of Christmas is the warm and fuzzy feeling they recall as a child looking forward to the time of opening gifts from Santa Claus. For others it’s the hope […]

It’s amazing how when frustrations of life hit us our first reaction is to think that God is mad at us as if He just flies off the handle for no apparent reason. Thankfully, that feeling is ungrounded, the flames of which need to be quenched by the truth of the word of God. The […]

There is much talk about gratitude around this time of year and rightly so. Our country’s leaders designated a time for gratitude years ago and although there is more emphasis on football and turkey than gratitude, at least there is a pause, and the word “thanksgiving” is still in our vocabulary. I believe, however, there […]