We arrived for early morning service and entered the foyer expecting the usual… speaking to the greeters, picking up our communion elements, and stopping to briefly chat with members as we proceeded to head upstairs to our seats. But our expectations halted.
Read MoreMany fathers worry about providing for their children. Material possessions, educational degrees, and status rank low in comparison to a child’s greatest need. Children need role models who prioritize knowing and following the Heavenly Father.
Read MoreBefore the birth of our first child, my career aspirations took third place… Jesus, husband, career. When our baby daughter Shawn passed within a month, the order changed… Jesus, husband, children, career.
Read MoreThree crosses stood at Calvary. On the first cross, a thief condemned by God and man. On the middle one, Jesus, the Son of God, accepted by God, yet condemned by man. On the third cross, another thief, condemned by God and man. Three crosses… three men… hours away from death. What happened on those three crosses?
Read MoreThe color red… the color most often associated with Valentine’s Day… the color associated with our hearts… the color associated with love. Valentine’s Day infuses the color red. Even though shades of red such as pink, rose or fuchsia blend into the holiday’s color scheme, red remains the dominant color.
Read MoreThe old familiar cliché, “New Year, New Me” is just that—old—and quite frankly, overused and misunderstood. “New Me” implies that there existed an “old Me.” But what did the old me look or act like? What makes me even want to be a new version of me? Why did I not like the old me? What must I do to create a “New me?”
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