Dear Friends,

As we enter a new month of this year, we can learn a great deal from Jesus’ parables. I will be sharing a Wednesday message concerning the parables on Facebook Live. In the para­bles, Jesus shared many great truths concerning who we are and our place in the kingdom of God.

The word parable is a Greek word which means to throw something alongside of some­thing else. So literally a parable is a story that is thrown or applied alongside of a spiritual thought or truth. One of the ways in order to remember what a parable is, is this simple defini­tion-a parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. [Read more…]

Dear Friends,

Rooted in Love, Grounded in Grace, Growing for God

As we enter the fourth month of the new year, we need to remind ourselves of words that affirm. There can be many places where we read or have heard words that pain our heart. So it is very important for us to hear and listen to words that affirm great spiritual truths.

One of the greatest statements that I have ever heard, we celebrate at this time of the year-“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen.” (Luke 24:6) Or how about this statement of life, “So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were…Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.” (John 20: 19-20). [Read more…]