Does "Merry Christmas” work better than “Happy Holidays”? What are we really saying and how can we respond from a grace perspective? Mike delves into the origin and meaning behind BOTH phrases in this...
“Have you already left?” Stacia called me as I was pulling out of our neighborhood. “Yep - but I can go back if you forgot something.” “I threw away the key.” I was sure this was code for some clandestine operation that few knew of, and no one dared speak of openly,...
Now that Thanksgiving is over, are you like many of us, right back to singing that ol' "woe is me" anthem? Do you have people in your life who could find something to complain about in EVERY circumstance?...
THANK YOU! I am so grateful to get to share His Life with each of you and for those of you led to partner with this ministry. God's grace through you is amazing! We pray this message finds you as...
Welcome to another peek into our "Thankful Thursdays'" series, where Mike is touching on various aspects of gratitude during the month of November. Are you reactive or proactive when it comes to giving...
I praise God that my hope and eternal life are not based on my faithfulness, but His. My wayward flesh can renounce Him ten thousand times a day as so many moments are lived for and from the world and worldliness, but His faithfulness never falters. My union...
“LET not your heart be troubled...my PEACE, I give you...” Seriously? That’s the command of Christ: just don’t LET yourself be bothered? Tell that to the mother whose child is wheezing with asthma, or the salesman whose job continues or ends based on the next call, or...
When the going is good, it's easy to be grateful. But is it possible that God wants us to depend on Him, and therefore be thankful for our relationship WITH Him, in EVERY circumstance? Mike outlines how...
Ever feel like joy is tucked away somewhere in the busyness of your life, waiting for you to unpack it, find time for it, and THEN be able to enjoy your life? Maybe you sit and wait for your circumstances...
“Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand...
It is both terrifying and frustrating as a Christian right now to look around at the state of the world. We see the hurt, pain, and suffering taking place and can't help but worry. But how can we look at...
"No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made complete in us." - 1 John 4:12 God's very character - His divine nature - is made manifest when we respond selflessly, and not self-righteously, to one another, especially in...