When hard times in our lives come along, we are often quick to avoid facing them, aren’t we? But what if the very hardship that you are facing is what is going to shape your greatest opportunity?  Read More

Jesus, I can imagine, didn’t change His tone, didn’t put on a ‘prayer voice’ nor did He go on and on. He simply and honestly – and with great vulnerability – pleads with the Father  Read More

Easter is a very special time of year for believers in Jesus. This year, why not take some time to journey with Jesus from His preparation, to His crucifixion and His rising?   Read More

I’m glad in God, far happier than you would ever guess—happy that you’re again showing such strong concern for me. Not that you ever quit praying and thinking about me. You just had no chance to show it. Actually, I don’t have a sense of needing anything personally. I’ve learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances. I’m just as happy with little as with much, with much as with litt...  Read More

We live in a world full of distractions. Everything is vying for our attention—social media, advertisements, friends, TV, video games, sporting events, bus benches . . . literally everything. Despite all these distractions, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s important. It’s so easy to let our minds wander from the truth.   Read More

The GoalBy Sean Fryer“I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”—Philippians 3:14 (NKJV)I always hated math class in school. Not because it was hard, because I was actually pretty good at it. But outside of basic math, I just didn’t understand the purpose or goal of it. Why did I need to learn the quadratic formula and tangents, among other things? They seeme...  Read More

Not EnoughBy Sean Fryer“And be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith.”—Philippians 3:9 (NKJV)Have you ever heard of a guy named Sisyphus? He’s a character in Greek mythology who got a horrible punishment. Zeus condemned him to an eternity of pushing a boulder up a hill, and as so...  Read More

God’s loving presence remains steadfast, and God’s promise of salvation is unshakable. No matter how far we feel we are from God, we can trust that God is always ready to take our hand and offer us new life.  Read More

God knows we can't afford to just lie there in bed, especially when it comes to our Spiritual Fitness. So when we hesitate, we have the Holy Spirit urging us onward back into the right frame of mind.   Read More

There are times when we all feel overburdened and would like to share that weight with someone. How is God calling me to help lighten someone’s burden today?  Read More

Sadly, We are certain of the painful reality of death because of our experience of this world. But We can also be certain of the joyful reality of resurrection because of our experience of Jesus Christ.  Read More

The Book of Psalms is a compilation of prayer, praise, lamentation, and instruction from God to us. In Psalm 82, God calls for a justice that upholds the basic human rights to which all people are entitled: freedom, safety, dignity, health, equality and love.  Read More