Verse of the Day: Romans 8:28 The summer before my junior year of high school, my family moved to Plymouth. For those first few months, I wished that everything could go back to the way it was pre-move. Trying to cheer me up, my parents offered...
Verse of the Day: James 3:17 In the Epistle of James, we are told to let go of advice rooted in bitterness and selfish ambition. Whether an idea comes from ourselves or someone else, anything that is not gentle and sincere is simply not Godly wisdom....
Read Mark 6:30-34 Thought for the Day: Jesus shows us what it means to lead. When I was growing up in the mid-90s, my friends and I loved the children’s movie The Mighty Ducks. As a child, I enjoyed the slapstick humor and underdog story. I only...
Read Hebrews 12:14 Thought for the Day: Strive for peace with others and holiness with God! When we were children, life was relatively simple: we did our chores or we lost privileges. We completed our homework or stayed home when our other friends went out. Moving past...
Read Matthew 17:1-13 Thought for the Day: I need to be present. Life hacks, simple actions and/or skills that improve our quality of life, can make a big difference. From storing natural peanut butter upside down in the pantry to turning the car seat warmer on when...
Read 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Thought for the Day: I am never too busy to begin with prayer! As clearly as if it was yesterday, I remember the first week I was hired as a high school teacher. From the orientation to the seemingly endless meetings, my head...
Read Colossians 2:6-15 Thought for the Day: Only Jesus is worth following! Long has our culture had a fascination with the history of Roman gladiators. While depictions of gladiators find their way into a variety of forms, they have especially been romanticized in sword-and-sandal films like Spartacus...
Read Exodus 3:1-6 Thought for the Day: We are standing on Holy Ground! In Rudyard Kipling’s “How Fear Came”, we are introduced to the ‘Water Truce’. While the various animals living in both desert and jungle typically had to fend for themselves or rely on packs, the...
Read Psalm 112:6-10 Thought for the Day: My heart is firm when I trust the LORD! Edwin Friedman, a family therapist, served in Washington DC for nearly forty years. During his career, Friedman helped establish the idea of a “non-anxious presence.” Friedman believed that any organized system...
Read 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Thought for the Day: There is nothing fake about faith. The saying “fake it ‘til you make it” sounds like a nice idea on the surface, but there is one giant glaring problem with it: faking it includes dishonesty. For starters, people don’t...