A Rudder for Life by Bob Gaudi “Come near to God and He will come near to you.” –James 4:8 Have you ever felt like you were lacking something in your relationship with the Lord? Perhaps you are going down the right path but feel like there can and should be more to the relationship. That […]

Scared Not to Fear by Tracy Gordon “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”  –Proverbs 1:7 What does it mean to truly fear the Lord? I used to struggle a lot with this question, always confused at why our loving God would want us to be afraid […]

Never Forget Your Guardian Angels… by Gary Mueller “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith, we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.” –Hebrews […]

The Day After by Jane Josephs “After His suffering, He presented Himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that He was alive.” –Acts 1:3 There’s nothing better than visiting my daughter and grandchildren in Chicago! But then, inevitably, there’s the let-down when I come home. I’m worn out from traveling; jet-lagged from changing time […]

A Holy Week Reflection by Amy Ruiz Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” –John 11:25-26 Since we started Holy Week with Palm Sunday yesterday, […]

God Keeps His Promises By Kat Clark “The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” –2 Peter 3:9 My nine-year-old son was having a particularly bad flare. That was what we’d come to call the […]

Delighted To Be Weak by Bob Gaudi “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” –Psalm 46:1 I have always struggled with Paul’s writing from 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 where he tells us of the Lord’s word to him when he was struggling with “a thorn in his side.” In verse 9 Paul […]

Jesus Can Blow Away Our Expectations By Tracy Gordon “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”  —Ephesians 3:20-21 […]

Pain, Suffering and Prayer…Thinking Outside the Box by Gary Mueller One of my favorite Bible verses is James 4:2: “You do not have because you do not ask God.” We are told throughout the Bible to pray. The Apostle Paul expands this teaching a little further. He says that prayer from an individual is tremendously powerful. Prayer is […]