A Most Potent and Powerful Prayer to Offer Up …
“Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” (Luke 22:42) There are times in our lives when we don’t want someone, even God, to interfere …
This Little Light of Mine …
This Little Light of Mine … “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. “ (Matthew 5:16) There’s something about watching a small child learning …
Holding On With Open Hands
“And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” (Luke 12:15) Reminders … we all have them and probably …
Seasons Come and Seasons Go …
“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Spring has come with all of its beauty, fragrance and pollen. Every season has its own peculiar characteristics. Whether it’s the crisp, …
The Place of Laughter in Our Lives …
“A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.” (Proverbs 17:22) Some people really have a good laugh! It’s one of those ‘laughs’ that just sounds so hearty, genuine and one that …
Helping Our Young People to Grow and Mature… Developing a Better Sense of Participation in the Church
“…I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” (1 Timothy 3:15). He …
Helping Our Young People to Grow and Mature…Learning To Be Their Best
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15). Growing up in Oklahoma City, we didn’t live …
Helping Our Young People to Grow and Mature…
Developing a Better Sense of Family and Family Life … “Whatever work you do, do your best, because you are going to the grave, where there is no working, no planning, no knowledge, and no wisdom.” (Ecclesiastes …
Helping Our Young People to Grow and Mature…Obedience Issues
Those Telltale Signs of Obedience Issues … “Let what you say be simply ‘yes’ or ‘no’ …” (Matthew 5:37). Sometimes it’s really hard to get a bead on when it happens. You know, when that sweet and …
Helping Our Young People to Grow and Mature…Reaching a Better Understanding of Obedience
Reaching a Better Understanding of Obedience … Some Specifics “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise, that it may be well …