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God's amazing grace is just enough for you and me. His grace releases us from the pressures of a perfect performance. When we admit we are not perfect and never can be, we all the more acknowledge...

One of the things we do on New Year’s Day is make all kinds of New Year’s resolutions that we will put into practice for the new year. It could be physical – watching your intake of food, starting...

“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God…” John 1:12 “The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” ― C. S. Lewis,...

John 13:34-36 A new command I give you: Love one another as I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this, everyone will know you are My disciples if you love one another. Jesus was very...

There are many things that can come to our mind when asked that question. As we reflect on our prayer times and our often "laundry list" of requests, if we were to narrow it down to one request,...

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." Luke 19:10 If you pay attention to humanity, it would seem we are all on some type of savior search. The question is, who will you look to for...

One of my favorite sayings from whom we affectionately refer to as Mama Joyce is, "I’m too blessed to be stressed." This is her attitude, and as I listen to these words of wisdom, I too realize no...

When I think of living in the moment, I think of memories that are so etched in my mind. One of them was when I was walking down the aisle the day I married Jim. I can see him standing there like it...

One especially hot and humid afternoon, I found myself in the heart of the NYC subway system awaiting the #1 train to whisk me back up to the upper west side of Manhattan. While waiting, I noticed a...

The iconic Nike slogan: “Just Do It,” has a crazy back story. The advertising firm that came up with the slogan was inspired by the last words of an infamous murderer, Gary Gilmore. As he faced the...

How awesome is it that the God of the universe delights in us and is always there to hear our every prayer? Prayer is how we communicate our needs and desires to God. Of course, God being...

“He has made everything beautiful in its time…” -Ecclesiastes 3:11 “Kintsugi”, maybe you’ve heard of it? It literally means “Golden Repair”. Japanese artists will take broken or cracked vessels and...

I grew up in the church but never paid attention or had any interest in going to church. I heard the name Jesus in Sunday school, but I had no idea that He was God incarnate or anything about Him...

When we awaken each day, we can come expecting good things. Today is the day you can start believing something good is going to happen to you. Why? Because God is working in your life right now, and...

“Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another,...

For 9 years straight, the word “whatever” has been voted the most annoying word in America according to a yearly poll put out by Marist College. 9 years in a row! I’d like to attempt to redeem that...

A spirit of revival is breaking out in a Christian college in Asbury, Kentucky. On February 8, the service at Asbury University ended with a benediction and a song by the choir, but the students...

“He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a STAFF -no bread, no bag, no money in their belts” -Mark 6:8 I recently heard multiple pastors and theologians explain the use of the staff...

As we awaken each day, it’s like a reboot. As we wake up, we can start thanking God for all the blessings in our lives. During our morning prayer call, on our church conference call, Peggy shared...

Increasingly it’s become unpopular or even unacceptable to pray publicly in America. Our public schools want nothing of prayer in the schools, despite the fact that right up until 1962, it was the...