Joy & Freedom

I’m not the same person I was 10 years ago, or 5 years, or even 1 year. I bet many of you can say the same thing. Life happens, situations change, we are sometimes forced to change with them, or maybe we purposely make a change. We change our jobs, we change our hobbies, we…

All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.…

It’s Saturday. Jesus has died, and his body has been laid in the tomb. The entrance has been sealed. Guards have been sent to watch the entrance of the tomb, to make sure the disciples can’t steal the body and claim that he rose from the dead. Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of Jesus,…

For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. They will reject the truth and chase after myths. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 It seems as though that…

We are never satisfied. We want more. We want what we can’t have. We want what others have. There is an emptiness in our soul that we try to fill…with stuff, with people, with status. If I only had (fill in the blank), then I would be happy. So then we finally get (fill in…

The main message of the gospel is summed up in John 3:16 where Jesus says, “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” It goes on to say that the reason for sending Jesus…

I was led to the Gospel of John to find out more about who Jesus really is. Rather than a biography of the life of Jesus, John shows us a picture of who he is. He shows us that Jesus is so much more than just a man. John 1:1-16 tells us that Jesus was…

We are living in a war zone, but our enemy is not other humans. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 This is not just figurative language,…

Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. Ephesians 2:18 ALL OF US are welcome! There is absolutely no one on this earth who is “too far gone”. No matter what you believe, no matter how much (or if) you love…

Sometimes I feel crafty (often fueled by Pinterest), and occasionally one turns out pretty well. This coffee table was a project that I took on several years ago. I got 4 crates, a couple boards and 4 wheels and turned them into a coffee table. I stained the crates, made a frame out of the…