Series: Ups and Downs

We do things that we shouldn’t…all of us.  Sometimes we do so in ways where, afterwards, we say, “I really, really messed up.”  That happens in the kitchen, in the workplace, in relationships, but it… read more

Every day, we make lots of decisions and choices.  Some of these choices involve whether or not we’re going to obey God and operate within boundaries He has put up.  As we make those decisions… read more

We give gifts to people we care about.  Because we value them, we want to demonstrate in giving to them how we feel.  As followers of God, we can do the same thing.  The problem… read more

Life gets hard, and we often look for a way out. But not every golden opportunity is from God—some can lead us away from His will. In 1 Samuel 24, we see how to respond… read more

Sometimes we say thing that have “technical” truth but practically don’t have any meaning or consequence.  Maybe you’ve heard someone say, “God is with you.”  When that’s a true statement it really, really matters.  How… read more

It’s interesting how we can see the exact same things, experience the exact same circumstances as someone else and yet there is something significant they noticed that we didn’t.  Sometimes that’s not a big deal…sometimes… read more

When we do things repeatedly, we tend to do so in particular, yet repeated ways.  Even how telemarketers call…they do in particular, repeated ways.  Though He doesn’t use a phone, God also calls His people… read more