Reflections of Joy: Just a Leaf!
As I sit in my sunroom and consider the large maple tree outside my window and I think about how together the leaves on the tree provide...
Reflections of Joy: Sacrifice of Thanksgiving
Psalm 116:17 “I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.” It’s easy to give thanks for...
Reflections of Joy: Build It
Psalm 127:1 “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake...
Reflections of Joy: Ask, Seek, Knock
Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you, seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Jesus gives the instruction...
What to wear...
Matthew 6: 28 - 30 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and...
Reflections of Joy: Generosity not Prosperity
When the bills come in and the bank account looks low, this is the exact time when I am reminded to live generously. So many times in the...
Reflections of Joy: Yes, Lord
All the promises of God are “yes” in Christ Jesus. As a child waits for parents to fulfill a promise of reward, I look to God and wait. I...
Reflections of Joy: They Could've Been Mine
As Easter approaches, I’m thinking about what Jesus went through on my behalf (on behalf of all who would believe)… …that crown of thorns...
Kelly's Corner: Building Community
You’ve most likely heard the saying “It takes a village to raise a child.” I’d like to propose that within a church context, it could be...
Love Flowing Through Me
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained...
