My Word for 2020 is: “WORD”
- January 09, 2020
- by
- Lori Travers
Downsizing recently, I found myself unloading piles of books to Goodwill. One and half years later the pile grew once again and I still have bookshelves loaded down with more amazing, deep, reading material.
I LOVE reading. I’d rather read than do almost anything else. I love the word-creativity of a myriad of authors…flowery, adjective replete writings, down-to-earth, gritty writers, humorous writers and serious ones, light writers and heavy ones. I love books that are true-to-life stories, non-fiction informational reading, self-help type books, and good, wholesome fiction. I’d rather read than exercise, cook, clean, shower,...
Go Forth and Question
- January 01, 2020
- by
- Lydia McCord
Do you remember going through a phase when you were a child in which you questioned everything? I do not but I’m sure if...
Are We Obligated to Keep the Law?
- November 17, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
The question I address, “Are we obligated to keep the Law?” is not new. In recent years, however, the emergence of “new,” “updated,” and...
Healthy Focus on Past Regrets
- November 14, 2019
- by
- Lori Travers
“Press on…forget your past…move forward…no use living in regret…it’s forgotten…”
I used to believe that if I walked with Jesus, I could just pretend my...
God’s Will for You
- October 29, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
Many ask the question, “what is God’s will for my life?” I wonder if we really want to know his answer. We seek the...
A Not-So-Foolish Hope
- October 24, 2019
- by
- Jessica Fields
“Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but...
Bridge Crossing Takes Faith
- October 23, 2019
- by
- Chris Lawson
Over the summer we took our kids hiking. Outside. Extreme heat. High altitude.
All things I desperately hate.
But their mother thinks it is important that...
Sanctification
- October 14, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
To make holy. Many of us in the Church know this word and can define it. It sounds pleasant. Our ideas of it are...
Help, I Can’t Focus!
- October 03, 2019
- by
- Lori Travers
How to Frame the Bible
- September 18, 2019
- by
- Lydia McCord
Before I learned “hermeneutics” or simply, the way to study the Bible, it looked to me like a humongous collection of books translated into...