If you are like me, it can be easier at times to be merciful toward others than to be merciful with myself. I am constantly beating myself up for things that I have done or mistakes I have made. In these moments, I have to offer it up in prayer and ask the Lord to share His mercy with me …
Side by Side – Day 9 “Knock Knock”
There’s an old joke who talks about a woman waiting for months to win the lottery. After crying out to God in anguish one night, the heavens open up and a voice says, “Hey Lady, help me out a little and go buy a ticket.” Our expectation of faith is that God will just do things for us. Even the …
Side by Side – Day 7 “For Crying Out Loud”
Reverence in prayer is a beautiful thing. Surrounded by candles, lifting our soul up to God in quietness of the church so He can hear our desires. While that is a beautiful picture certain videos and movies depict, it’s not always reality. I would go deeper to say that it’s not what God wants all the time. He loves our …
Side by Side – Day 6 “Who Me?”
We can tend to forget what Christ is asking from us in order to live a holy life. When He gives His Sermon on the Mount, He is explaining to the people that yes there were laws given in the Ten Commandments, but now there are new laws. These are laws of action. It isn’t enough to just try and …
Side by Side – Day 4 “Perfectly Imperfect”
“I’m not as holy as that person.” “God could never love someone like me.” “My life is a mess, I can’t even think about praying.” These are all expressions I’ve heard from people at one time or another. It’s sad to me because they’re missing the point of the healing love found in Jesus Christ. We don’t have to have …
Side by Side – Day 2 “Hope”
One word that seems to be getting lost in our society is “HOPE.” People have become so accustomed to living in the moment, immersed in technology; they stop looking at the world around them to see the beauty. It also prevents them from looking past the struggles they are experiencing to understand there is hope for their future. Together we …
I AM CHRIST
Life is interesting in 2023, isn’t it? Everything we could ever need is at our fingertips and the world has created a category of lifestyle for every person to find “happiness” in true self. Yet, the mental health crisis has hit an all-time high and less people are attending church than any time in recent history. Why do I bring …
Choose Light & Life
Choose Light and Life by Cyndi Sikora We all have times in our life when we see the world through the light or the dark. There is a wall mural I passed daily on my way to work that caught my attention in this respect. It is a picture of a sidewalk and store fronts, that from left to right …
Love Your Neighbor
Love Your Neighbor By: Millie Prebel We are all so busy… or is it just me? As disciples of Christ we should have a slower pace, a mindfulness to see others, a purposefulness to notice their needs. While we hear the same gospel many times the beauty of God’s word is that each time we hear it there is something …
An ‘EXCEL’lent Year Awaits…
An ‘EXCEL’lent Year Awaits… By: Greg Wasinski The beginning of the New Year can be a very stressful time for people. We place so much expectation on what will be and all we hope for. We develop anxiety about what the world is telling us to be which results in making unrealistic resolution. We are completely stressed out from day …