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Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. […]

2025 I leave 2024 with a heart of gratitude. God has moved mountains in so many areas. I am grateful for His presence in my life and in the lives […]

This Christmas season I found myself carefully cherishing the landscape. With my dad and father-in-law gone and other family & friends’ deaths as well as the losses we’ve experienced at […]

Last night I watched “It’s a Wonderful Life”. I’ve seen it more times than I can count and still cry every time.   I’m always drawn to the gripping scene where […]

Sometimes I need to push the reset button by asking myself does my action or my thought: 1. bring glory to Jesus Christ? 2. produce hatred for sin and greater […]

I believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. I believe in the virgin birth. Jesus was born, died, and rose after 3 days. God […]

I guess memories pop up whenever they feel like it. This morning as I was going about my normal morning routine, I could see my dad in my mind’s eye […]

It’s been over 22 years since I interviewed for a job I wasn’t sure I wanted and never expected to have more than a couple years. In my professional life, […]

My dad got saved when I was around a year old. He was 31. He began helping in the bus ministry at a Nazarene church in Bedford, Ohio- the church […]

Sometimes it’s a perfect peach at its peak. Other times it’s a walk on the beach. A sunset, a boat ride, or even berry picking will remind me of my […]

My dad didn’t grow up in the church. Though he came from an Italian-Catholic background, he never went to mass or church growing up nor did my grandparents. He became […]

There is hope in the cross