By The Church, For The Church

In John 20 , we find Mary Magdalene arriving at the tomb. She encounters angels, and then turns to speak with a man she assumes is the...

Alignment : Have you ever found yourself saying one thing but doing another? Remember those moments that you decided to overhaul your...

Have you ever been to an escape room? Better yet, have you managed to escape during the allotted time? I went on a triple date to an...

I often think about the way it must have felt for Mary in the days leading up to Holy Week, and how she must have felt on that day when...

“Jesus In My Place” is a tagline that my church uses to illustrate what Christ did for us on the cross. It is mentioned throughout the...

Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for Me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me...

What's on my mind? As we get close to Easter I realize we will be seeing a lot of people that honestly come to church maybe once or twice...

Where do I fit in? I sat blankly in front of my computer, staring at the countless job openings on my screen. The more I searched for a...

Who would have thought that the Lord would use my black Labrador retriever to teach me a life-changing lesson?  Well, that’s exactly what...

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I looked up from the dryer and noticed my man in the kitchen. I was switching over the 200th load of the day. I noticed him chopping...

My parents had a bird clock in the living room of my North Carolina childhood home in the early 2000s. Every hour, the clock would chime...

Sunday: Church, Small Group Monday: Work, Bible Study Tuesday: Work, Basketball Practice Wednesday: Work, Awana Thursday: Work, Foster...

"What is God's will for my life?"   Have you ever asked yourself, or someone else, this question? It is a question often asked when a...

“You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all of your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 29:13-14a...

Be Careful What You Plant In this life, most of the time, we don’t get to see how our lives have affected other people. And sometimes...

For the majority of my Christian life the Old Testament (OT) has felt like a vast mystery. I grew up loving the iconic stories that many...

Worship. We are commanded to worship but so often we get this wrong. I think if we polled everyone they would say, “of course worship...

Wisdom is needed in the every day life. The importance of wisdom is a topic I find challenging to discuss because it requires me to...

Years ago, I went scuba diving in Cozumel. It wasn't something for which I was qualified, but after a twenty-minute class they assured me...

“We The Church.” What a fascinating thought that the God of the universe, and the creator of all things would allow us to take part in...

I have been studying through the Old Testament recently, and the Lord has opened my eyes and my heart to the reiteration of His true...