In this you greatly rejoice, though for now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith – of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire – may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,SEE DETAILS

May the God of Peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything for doing His will, HEBREWS 13:20-21 (NIV) What a crazy world we live in. Oh, how we need God to breathe peace on our planet. Actually, He has, according to these verses. No matter how wild the world gets, we can experience this glorious peace because hostility no longer exists between the Father and us. Still, it’s a crazySEE DETAILS

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man be alone.” GENESIS 2:18 I would like to share what I hope will be some words of encouragement. These are not my words but the words of a pastor I have tremendous respect for. His name is Bryan Loritts. I had the privilege of listening to a message he shared during an interview that I believe will encourage us all. His message revolved around his response to the racial tensions and fears we are experiencing in our nationSEE DETAILS