When we join God in what he is doing in the world by showing compassion to the sinner and the least of these we allow ourselves to meet Jesus in a way that forms us. Jim and Trena are the Directors of Haven of Hope, a ministry focused on rescuing abandoned babies and restoring them...
God is in the business of compassion. And as a church we are invited to join in our father’s business. The true character of the church will be revealed in the way we respond to the least of these, just as Jesus revealed the true character of God’s heart by always showing compassion. He was...
Is it not interesting that sometimes even the wisest people we know do not make very smart choices and end up in places we did not expect them? Just like King Solomon who was the wisest person that ever lived. Well that is because in life it is direction that determines destination. Not great intentions...
The things that matter in life are often very poor competitors for our time, our investment and commitment. It is easy to even do those areas of our lives without knowing what we’d like to see come out of them? What does a win look like in your marriage? What is a win for you...
As we start the year and want to spend time having conversations about how to win the important battles in the right battlefield, our mind we start at the very beginning. With the story of beginnings and seeing what implications that story has on us. And as it comes at the beginning could be significant...
Even in this season of advent as people get into celebrations and holidays God is inviting us to join him in what he is doing. Just ordinary people, doing extraordinary things by saying Yes to the Holy Spirit. Even in places where we will find ourselves by chance, even there God might just give us...
God desires for us to grow to become all he has created us to be. Jesus said that those who believe in him would do more than he had done. God sees us as we are meant to be and so really desires growth for us. And we cannot grow outside community. But for communities...
Jesus said that we those who believe in him will do more than he did while on earth. To get to the people God sees us as, we need to grow. To grow we need community because faith is a team sport as opposed to a being a solo mission. And Faith is the kind...
Jesus did not come into the world to point a finger at us and tell us all about the mess we already know we are. Instead, he came to offer Himself to us. To trust him is to get saved which is bigger than just about souls going to heaven. It is about healing for...
We all can identify a mess when we see one. And we can see it all around us. All have us have made a mess of ourselves at some point. We all in some way know that there is a standard and no one has met the standard. We all fall short and by far....
