Devotion
The Gift of Time
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV) Recently as I led a devotion, I felt led to point out the Read more
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VBS 2026: Emerald Crossing
We are excited to officially announce dates for our 2026 VBS: Emerald Crossing. Vacation Bible School is an exciting time for children between the ages of 4 years old and 12th grade to learn and grow in a safe, fun, and Read more
Devotion
TikTok Christianity
According to a summary from ChatGPT, the average attention span of an American adult has decreased from about 20 minutes in 1950 to just 15-20 seconds in 2025. Attention span has seemingly increasingly and steadily decreased over the decades with Read more
Devotion
Living Life After the Resurrection
There is a fascinating exchange between Jesus and Peter in John 21. After Jesus publicly restored Peter in front of the other disciples, all of Jesus’ closest followers began living life after the resurrection and in light of the resurrection. Read more
Devotion
Firm Foundation
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? (Jeremiah 17:9 ESV) Over the past decades a move has been accelerating both in secular society and in the Church where more and more people are Read more
Devotion
Because He Lives
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10 ESV) In the Gospels, Jesus gives us a prophetic Word concerning the condition of the world prior Read more
Devotion
Power in the Word of God
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12 ESV) Read more
Devotion
Jesus Grew
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. (Luke 2:52 ESV) As the Biblical birth journey comes to a close, our Advent devotional ends years after the birth of Jesus. The final note Read more
Devotion
He Would Be Called a Nazarene
And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene. (Matthew 2:23 ESV) The Biblical Christmas story is one long, continuous fulfillment Read more
Devotion
As the Lord Has Spoken
And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I Read more