“To the Jews who had believed Him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31,32
      “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1
      Freedom. Freedom from sin. Freedom from bondage. Freedom from death. Freedom is what Christ accomplished for us on the cross. He burst of out of the …

     Unity seems to be a topic of conversation lately, at least in many of the conversations I’ve been having. As a matter of fact, unity has sort of always been a “buzz” word – the ever elusive, yet somewhat mysterious goal of global humanity. The problem? I don’t really think the global community really understands what unity is – and what it isn’t. But this is just a blog, and I already have a very hard time keeping my blog’s short! So, without going off in a ton of …

May I admit something to you? I’ve always wanted to be fit – in shape. Don’t we all, really? But, honestly? I’ve only ever really just kind of tried to be – does that make sense? I mean…it’s just stinkin’ hard and, quite frankly, I don’t enjoy getting in shape. I just want to BE in shape…I don’t want to have to work for it. I confess that I’ve curiously and hopefully looked in to my share of get-in-shape-quickly-and-easily-and-still-eat-anything-you-want schemes. I’ve watched a ton of great workout videos (while eating …

John 4:1-26
About 15 years ago, I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to Israel with a group of students and professors from Grove City College, my alma mater. It was, indeed, a once-in-a-lifetime experience – one that I’ll never forget. I remember being especially excited to visit places like Bethlehem, the place Jesus entered this world; the Sea of Galilee, on and around which Jesus performed some of His greatest miracles; the Garden of Gethsemane, where He spent His last night in prayer with the Father; the empty tomb (the …

Do you ever feel like you’re just limping along in life? Does it seem like those times of rest and peace that you so long for are virtually non-existent? You could very well be the one to blame…your own worst enemy. Ouch. Sorry, but it’s true.
“Elijah came near to all the people and said, ‘How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, then follow him.’ And the people did not answer him a word.” 1 Kgs.18:21
Maybe the reason …

         It’s been a long time! I’m not really sure why I come in and out of my blogging, but, really, I think it comes down to not wanting to write just for the sake of writing, but truly wanting to share out of where I am. And lately, it seems as if I’ve been in somewhat of a dry place – not a bad place, just dry. So, not much to write about!
         I must also confess, though, that my dry place has led to a not-so-good-place, due to …

Happy New Year! I can’t believe how long it has been since I’ve blogged. I always have the best of intentions, but life has been so full these past couple of months. I genuinely look forward to getting back in to a more consistent blogging routine in this new year.
A new year! Wow! I always love looking back over the past year, reading through some of my journals…just remembering all that we have been through and all that God has done. It never fails to fill my heart with overwhelming …

It’s a little over a week past Election Day…have you ever wondered who’s side God is on? I mean, as hard as it is for me to believe, there are people who profess to love Jesus on both sides of just about every issue out there. That makes ZERO sense to me, but…that’s a discussion for another day.
So, if more Democrats win in any particular election year, does that mean God is on their side, because certainly there were some Democrats praying to that end? What about when Republicans win? Does …

How cool is it that Mark read this passage this morning — and Mark, your sermon ROCKED, by the way — and I had already written this to post…
I really should be going to bed right now, but this is just too cool! The Word of God is living and active!! (Hebs. 4:12) And I just love that when I read it perhaps for the 100th time, God reveals something new! He truly does reward those who diligently seek Him! (Hebs. 11:6) We are rewarded with a greater knowledge of …

“For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.” 2 Cor. 7:10
          I don’t think this will be a particularly long blog…I know, I know, miraculous! This was simply a verse that made me stop reading the other day…and think. What makes me sad? Over what do I grieve? What kinds of things really bum me out?
          Obviously, there is the very appropriate grief that comes from losing a loved one, for example, but that’s not the kind of grief we’re looking …