What is Important to You?         A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22.        ...

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. (Proverbs 16:18)                               ...

In a small, forgotten corner of the forest, where sunlight struggled to penetrate the dense canopy, stood an old oak tree. Its gnarled...

Not long before his death, Henri Nouwen wrote a book called Sabbatical Journeys. He writes about some friends of his who were trapeze...

Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she did not know how she was going to make it....

Well, we have made it through another year. I have written many newsletters. I sometimes wonder how many are read. I sometimes wonder if...

Mirrors are generally symbolic of spiritual and psychological depth. They don’t just reveal our appearance. They can reveal who we are on...

When things get really bad, flood yourself with God’s word.  Sound easy doesn’t it? If we don’t follow this advice we tend to see things...

I read this story on a Facebook page “The Monk who sold his Ferrari”. A very simple but motivational story. I found it worth sharing, I...

None of us worry, RIGHT?  If we tell each other not to worry or be anxious in a world plagued by sin, you need to have a good reason....

I came across this Young Man’s Story about Answered Prayers. (From the Sunrise Chapel)           A young man had been to a Wednesday...

I found this little story back in 2015.  I tried to find it again so I could give credit, but I guess it is too old to find it and I...

By the time you read this the big event of the year has already happened. The Eclipse has come and gone, and I have all the faith that we...

Easter, the cross, is a good reminder of why we should do everything we can to forgive.  Knowing that Jesus suffered such extreme pain...

It is February the month when we remember our Valentine.  We are also in Lent with Easter coming in March. So, I ask you again, “What are...

It was late afternoon when a fishing trip with family turned into a tale of horror. A boat engine stalls and refused to start. Gallons of...

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. ( John 3:16) We are in the month of December; people everywhere are...

Hal Borland wrote: October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. I am happy and blessed to say that Joyce...

I always try to get a good story! Whether it is in my newsletter or in my sermons. I hope you all enjoy them. Once in a village lived a...

A crow was flying in the beautiful sky with a large piece of meat in its beak. Suddenly the crow noticed a flock of eagles following him....