For the Love of A Brother 4/24/2024 - In the hours previous to writing this devotion, I was at a service for a family friend that passed away. The death was unexpected, and it sent shock waves to all that knew and loved him. He had a core group of friends that had traveled through life together since their days in high school. Using the word ‘friend’ here seems too light... Read more
You Are Made For More 4/17/2024 - I have been in church my entire life, but it wasn’t until sophomore year of high school when I was finally starting to truly understand how God views me. Let me say that again a different way: I grew up knowing, trusting, and believing in God, yet it wasn’t until I was 16 that something finally ‘clicked’ for me and now I am continuously craving more of Him as the years progress... Read more
Don't Write Off Your Own Story! 4/10/2024 - It is really easy to write off your own story with thoughts like “who would even care to listen?” Or “I’m not qualified to share my story and how God impacted me”. I have had struggles with these exact thoughts about my story, so much so that I feel I have almost given up on sharing my story.... Read more
Running With Perseverance 4/3/2024 - As springtime weather turns warmer and the days get longer, it becomes more common to see runners out along city streets and on trails, steadily marking the miles. While I’m not one to run unless something is chasing me, there was a chapter in my life when I trained with my sister to walk in several half-marathons. Ever cold-natured, I’d begin our walks with far more layers than was necessary, inevitably tying sweatshirts or jackets around my waist midway through our time together. Like those extra layers, sin seems comfortable and familiar and not-so-harmful at first, but ultimately weighs us down, robbing our energy and ability to focus on the course God wants us to take. Hebrews 12:1-3 paints a memorable picture of the spiritual race laid before us... Read more
Free Indeed 3/27/2024 - This week is Easter. Jesus went on a journey for all of us. A journey to free us from our life of sin. Freedom is something we are all searching for. I get that with us living in the United States of America we are “free”. We are free to do so many things that many other countries are not free to do. We are free to practice whatever religion we want, free to vote for our government officials, we have freedom of speech. I don’t take that lightly, as I know we have men and women who have chosen to fight for that freedom, to the point of death, even. Read more