Have you ever heard that the tongue is the most powerful muscle in your body? I believe this is because it presents what you believe in your heart. When my twins were younger, they blurted out their frustration to the other one, which frequently resulted in hurt feelings. Now that they are older and have…
Last month, I had the honor to join the 5th-8th grade youth groups at the Grand Theater to hear Former American Idol contestant, Dave Pitmann in concert. Dave wrote the song Crazy Brave after he went to audition for season 9 of American Idol. He shares that we have a purpose to step out of…
Have you ever been around a hungry new born and their relentless hunger for their mother’s milk. Nothing outside of being fed will satisfy that baby’s desire. Many new Christians experience a similar hunger for the spiritual milk found in the Bible and like a child getting older, some Christians lose their thirst for milk…
God wants us to show his love to guide other people toward accepting Jesus as their personal savior. If we did a 30 day show up to show love challenge, how would our behavior change? How would we change if we thought that our behavior and what we said were the only ways an unreached…
Has anyone ever mentioned that you look just like your mom or have eyes like your dad, beautiful hair like your sister or you smile just like your brother? The Bible says in Genesis 1:27 that God created mankind in HIS image and likeness. God’s design of man is perfect. When God looks at us,…
How many times do we give up when something doesn’t work the way we had hoped? Do we ever consider we might need to wait on God? God has a plan mapped out for each of our lives, but we often try to hurry ahead of him causing anxious or overwhelming emotions that allows us…
What a great question I was asked by a child desiring a relationship with their Heavenly Father. God already knows what we are going to ask for and God knows what is on our heart. Do we believe that our prayers will change God’s plans and circumstances? Is there another reason for us to pray?…
Advent is defined as the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event. For Christians, Advent is the 4-week preparation for the celebration of God’s gift to us, the birth of Jesus Christ. This is the season which we use to prepare for and remember the real meaning of Christmas. We celebrate the coming of…
Can you tell the people who go all out for a celebration by how they decorate or the invitation they give? Spreading the good news for a celebration could be for anything; but Spreading the God News leads ordinary people into disciples who will invite others to the greatest celebration EVER! When we are excited…
This summer, I had the honor to counsel at Chi-Rho camp at the Christian Conference Center in Newton, IA and it was an absolute blessing to see preteen and teenage campers share a way they have been conformed to the world and listen to them discuss how they have been transformed and could make a…