A New Understanding of Life and Death In one week, three people we knew died at retirement age. I’m always saddened to learn of people dying in their 60s. They spent their whole lives working, looking forward to the golden years when you can enjoy the fruits of your... 
Christmas as a Child Christmas was so much fun when I was a child. I would make up an advent calendar out of paper to cross off the days, but I started in October at the latest. I thought it would be shorter if I only counted the days in between the present and... 
But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 NIV My pastor often reminds us, that when someone blesses you, (in service, a gift, time) it always comes with sacrifice on their part. To be truly thankful for the... 
Now we see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror, but then we will see with perfect clarity. 1 Corinthians 13:12 NLT This is the love chapter of Scripture. Here the Apostle Paul describes for us what God’s love is like. He strives to help us understand that we... 
What if we started living our futures now? For us, the future is now. There’s nothing like the present to be Christ-like. “And so it is written, ‘The first man Adam became a living being.’ The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.”—1 Corinthians 15:45 (NKJV) As I... 