2 Corinthians 1:3-7

When he was first diagnosed, John wasn’t expected to live more than a few years. But God gave him thirteen.…

Karen on our staff has been asking Cheryl to do a guest post for the Grace Community Church website for months and she finally agreed. She chose the title “Who me – a pastor’s wife?”. Let me say that I believe one of the most important jobs in the church is that of the pastor’s wife. I’m thankful I have such a good one. For more of my thoughts on Cheryl, click HERE or if you want to know how to honor a pastor’s wife, click HERE.…

All of this prayer that I wonder if I’m really praying. Then suddenly there is a flutter of a presence. Suddenly there is an answer to a prayer.…

I really hate cliff-hanger endings. I know some people consider it an art form, but I just get frustrated and want everything wrapped up and sorted out. I wrote a post a couple of years ago on the hardship of being in the middle of a story with no idea what the end will be. We like to listen to thos…

Much of the wisdom I have in life (not much, but the little I have) was learned by a mistake or hard circumstance in my life. I have learned a lot from failure…

All of this prayer that I wonder if I’m really praying. Then suddenly there is a flutter of a presence. Suddenly there is an answer to a prayer.…

Making space for cultivating hope in the new year shifts our perspective from one of bleakness to one of positive expectation.…

This is such a life truth. Such a foundational truth even though it sucks. Romans 5:3-5 takes us through the steps and to the hope.…

Pain is your beginning. If you do any of that avoidance of pain, you miss the transformation. We are hard-wired for pain.…

It’s Saturday evening, and I’ve been thinking about the idea of comfort vs comfortable. Quite honestly, life as a missionary and/or c……