Matthew 5:14-16You are the light of the world - like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it giv...  Read More

A Time for EverythingWe recently moved our clocks forward an hour; the arrival of the Spring Equinox. I know that there are a lot of people who are complaining about losing an hour of sleep, but me, I...  Read More

Matthew 6:34So don’t worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will bring it’s own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.Growing up we weren’t allowed to get up from the dinner table until we had eaten...  Read More

Matthew 7:12Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.Or as Luke 6:31 simply states, do to others as you would like them to do to you.All it takes is to show kindness, respect, and goodwill to...  Read More

Psalms 32:20For the Lord protects the bones of the righteous; not one of them is broken.When life seems to be breaking us down, we can find strength to adapt, learn and persevere, emerging stronger an...  Read More

Growing up, I was well-versed in the concept of anger and its repercussions. My petite 5’2” and 90-pound mother possessed an turbulent temper, which my father affectionately referred to as her “Spanis...  Read More

Reflections on Easter SundayEaster for me was frilly dresses, lacy socks, white patent leather Mary Jane shoes and a Easter bonnet. My family gathered at Grandma and Grandpa’s farm for a huge lunch wh...  Read More

The Holy Spirit empowers believers to live a life that pleases God and resists the natural human inclination to sin. To achieve this, we must be aware of our strengths and weaknesses and take control ...  Read More

We are in the middle of Lent, the 40 days of reflection, prayer and spiritual preparation before Easter. It represents the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness and enduring temptations f...  Read More

Are you tired of fighting the day to day battles of life? Do you feel like that proverbial hampster on its wheel just spinning and spinning and going nowhere. Do you ever want to be that 2 year old in...  Read More

Isaiah 41:10Don’t be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.For many years I was an awkward, timid person. I was not strong, I ...  Read More

1 Corinthians 13:4-7   Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does...  Read More