First Day of the Rest of Your Life

From the moment you were conceived in your mother’s womb, the journey we know as life begins. My question to you is, “What is your first recollection of who God is?” I remember that day as clearly as if it were yesterday. Although I went to Sunday School as a child,...

Decisions Determine Our Destiny

One of God’s gifts to us is free will. We have free will to decide what our attitude will be and what road we will choose to take along the way. One of the first decisions we can make is that we will live in the moment. That every decision we make will affect our...

Amazing Grace

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 that God is perfect. Everything about Him is perfect… His work,...

WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT GOOD FRIDAY

Do you ever wonder why we refer to this day as Good Friday when it is marked by so much suffering and pain? Jesus is what’s good about Good Friday. It is clear Jesus wasn’t taken by force. He gave himself intentionally. He showed us His love has no limits. It shows us...

Leprechauns, Beer, and a Lesson from St. Patrick

March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. A day we celebrate the life of Patrick the patron Saint of Ireland by wearing green and pinching those who don’t. A day for parades and getting smashed. TIME magazine reported that St. Patrick’s Day has become the second most “drunk”...

Get Your Hopes Up

What comes to mind when I say the word, “HOPE”? Have you ever met a person that was downright delusional in what they wished for and yet they called it hope? Or are you inclined to be like my wife and I, who tend to be afraid of disappointment so can at times forbid...