Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!2 Corinthians 9:15 Gifts.  I cannot think about Christmas without thinking of gifts.  I am the kind of person that loves looking for the perfect gift.  All the time and effort searching for the thing that fits their personality and interests is always worth it when I see the…

HEART OF THE STAFF October 15, 2022 I’ve recently been reading through 2 Chronicles and was impacted by the life of a priest named Jehoiada. When we are introduced to him at the beginning of chapter 23, an evil woman named Athaliah is reigning over the southern kingdom of Judah. Jehoiada takes courage and leads…

Heart of the Staff I am picking back up with this series from the last post on March 23, 2022, and Jacob’s Home-Life as a picture of Christ’s Church.  The promise of God to Israel was through Jacob, even as the promise of God to the world is through Jesus.  Jacob was chosen by God…

As I think back over these past 8 months, I am encouraged with the outpouring of support and encouragement I feel each Sunday when I stand in front of you, strum my guitar, and lead you in your worship of the King of the Universe. It is safe to say that we have overcome some…

In light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in regard to Row vs. Wade, I have thought a lot about our adoption story. Several years ago, sometime in 2010, Mandy and I began to discuss the idea of adopting a child. God had blessed our family so much in the areas of extended families and…

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:6 I have experienced moments in my life where I have felt hunger and thirst. Depending upon the circumstances the severity of those needs was quite different. But in each situation, my focus and desire were fully on filling that…

I was reading in 1 Samuel 12 the other day and came across this passage: And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.” And Samuel said…

If you are keeping in touch with the “Heart of the Staff” posts, these are now being done monthly. I will be picking back up with this series from the December 2021 post. This part of the series may seem a longer read each time due to posts only being shared once a month on…

Yesterday, I was reading Mark 10 as a part of the Project 51 Bible study we are doing together as a church family. Verses 43 and 44 struck a cord with me. In response to James and John’s request to sit at a high place of honor in Jesus’s kingdom and the disciples fussing about…

I left off with the last part of this series with Isaac and Rebekah being brought together by the will of God.  As we continue, we can love whom we choose providing both partners receive the same kind of love they give, and have their lives first committed to God in submission to His will. …