Luke 12:13-34 (NLT) 10 years or so ago, a new spiritual enlightenment idea swept over the country, It was called “Living in the Now” promoted by celebrities and books. This isn’t the only time the “now” theory has been talked about but for some reason the theory gained popularity. There is some truth about living […]
The moment I saw my son scratching his head during his basketball game, I was suspicious… Over the next several hours our entire family was diagnosed with head lice. We were embarrassed and wanted to keep the diagnosis private, but knew we had to inform others their children may have been exposed. As our family […]
Hebrews 11:8 Just like a good book has many chapters, such is life. We have to keep turning the page and this is what is happening with Simply God 101. A change within Simply God 101 will take place on March 1. Simply God is grateful for the support of First Church of Williamsport, Pa. […]
James 1:5, 6 Sometimes we seem to neglect wisdom that is shown all around to us. This happened to me the other night at work. My machine that I work on almost every night, and have become very fast and efficient with broke down. I had to go and work on this old worn out looking […]
Ash Wednesday – Today is the first day of Lent, the time of reflection and penitence leading up to Easter Sunday.May you have a Holy transforming Lent season. Thank you Jesus for what you have done for us.
For Christmas, my mom got me a bracelet that says, “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13). This is not the first time I’ve heard the verse. In fact this is my favorite Bible verse. Every night before our family ends prayers, my mom says, “Tomorrow we can wake […]
Colossians 3:12-15 There are three keys to a successful marriage: 1) communicate 2) communicate 3) communicate. What is even more important than good communication with each other is the heart behind the communication. One of the biggest miscommunication problem is we don’t listen to understand, we listen to reply. The primary purpose of marriage is […]
Romans 8:38, 39 (NIV) In the spirit of Valentine’s Day allow me to share this with you from Romans 8:38, 39; “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be […]
This weekend while at my nephew’s house for a family get-together, I noticed some new art work that his 5 yr. old had created in his Kindergarten class this week. It was his hand print and it said “Luv never melts.” I thought it was so cute but very true. I asked him about it and […]
Genesis 2:18, 21-24 Marriage means much more than a piece of paper. Marriage that lasts a life-time is not based on feelings, it is based on choice. Genesis 1-3 shares some truths about the relationship between God and humanity. The purpose and mission of marriage is to bless, minister, and help the other–and to be […]