All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle. St. Francis What does it mean to be a light in this world? Darkness surrounds us everyday in some way. Jesus came and paved the way for the rest of humanity. His Spirit lives within our Spirit as a believer. We …
We all have that one family member, teacher, riding instructor, youth group leader, mentor, music instructor, or someone who opened our minds, hearts, and eyes to the excitement of success. The one who took interest in our abilities, spent extra time, celebrated our hard work with enthusiasm, and taught us to believe in ourselves. They left …
A truer love you will never find on earth. Thankful Jesus’ Spirit lives within us. How refreshing to know Jesus accepts everyone. Who can you be Jesus to today and show His authentic love? “The Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man (Jesus) receives sinners (outcasts) and eats with them.” Luke 15:2 ESV
In a world of prejudice, violence, sickness, uncertainty, and hate, it is easy to get caught up in the anger, verbal/physical abuse, the power hungry… It is an unhealthy state of emotions. For a people of peace it is so frightening that many just remain reclusive peering through the curtains of their homes as the …
When we are lonely it’s very easy to become self judging instead of looking inward to the Holy Spirit for answers to our feelings. The tendency to question the “why” of life’s unfairness, diseases, violence, lack of relationship points us in the direction of assuming everyone else we know has everything in life they want …
Peer pressure, social media, TV, news, jobs, and even families can create situations where we must constantly discern the lies from the truths, right from wrong, evil from good. When life has us in a hurry we become complacent and, if not careful, accepting of all sorts of wrongs, lies, evils, and not quite rights …
Everything in life on this earth takes work. Even navigating school traffic takes skills that only one cup of morning coffee can’t help. It takes concentration, paying attention to safety while getting through the lights at the right time, careful timing in passing slower drivers driving the speed limit all in hopes new road construction …
The perception that any of us human beings can be so perfect that we haven’t, don’t plan on, or won’t ever make mistakes is unrealistic. Well, that is except for Jesus. Yes, that Jesus. The one who died for all of our mistakes = all forgiven. Even when we slip up and make the same …
IS your mindset always that of Hope? Or do you see the negative in everything? Do you consider yourself to have a Strong Faith? Or is it contingent upon everything going right and good and smooth in your life? Have you ever experienced a Miracle either yourself or witnessed it in another person’s life? Or …
The dependable sources available in today’s world are few and far between. Seems like everyone has an agenda, an underlying reason for friendship, or an attitude of “what can you do for me” that drives their consistency within relationships. It becomes tiresome work to stay ahead of the situation. As well, many self help programs, …
