Staff Blog
Is There a Love?
Oh, can it be, a love, that conquers death and fear? A love that transforms us? A love that’s always near? A love that surrounds us? A love that never leaves? A love upholding us? A love, that with us grieves? A love that shines on truth, that conquers our darkness? Love that finds…
Read More ASPIRATIONS
When I hate my sin more than my pain, And love what I give more than what I gain. When I value sacrifice more than “success,” And how I serve more than how to impress. When I value faithfulness more than fame, My reputation more than the hearing my name. When I…
Read More SEARCHING IN SHADOWS
On every mountain high, and every valley low, On every cruise ship wide, to every country go, To the new career change, to the new, next “real” love, Lasting pleasure his quest; his eyes won’t search above. The shadow of pleasure is what everyman stalks, Feeling high? Numbing pain? Searching like soaring hawks. Salve…
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
July 4, 1776 Oh, Independence Day! Blessed Declaration! The law above a king, blessed separation! Unalienable rights, endowed by the Lord God. Truths that we will hold dear. The governed have the nod. And for seven long years, a war of attrition. Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill, Concord and Lexington. Fort Ticonderoga, Trenton…
Read More Freedom
As we celebrate the Fourth of July this week, we’re reminded of the incredible gift of freedom—both as citizens of this country and, even more importantly, as followers of Christ. While fireworks and festivities fill the sky, let’s not forget the deeper freedom we have through Jesus: freedom from fear, from sin, and from anything…
Read More Father
A joy-filled, but hard task, Be a dad? Sacrifice. Of you, much will be asked. Live for self? Won’t suffice! Loving and living, Serving and sharing, Guiding and giving, Teaching and trying. Give them a model, How you love your wife. No room to be idle. Face problems in your life. Wisdom…
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