In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. — Matthew 5:16 One of my favorite childhood memories of summer is catching fireflies. As soon as dusk arrived, my friends and I would run through the yard with excitement, trying to...
Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. – Matthew 11:28-29 “Christian community is the place where we keep the...
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,...
The Power of Alleluia: A Word That Changes Everything Each year, as we journey through the season of Lent, something subtle yet meaningful happens in our worship—we set aside a single word: Alleluia. It may seem small, almost unnoticeable at first, but over time its absence creates a quiet space within us. Our music becomes...
“We cannot truly celebrate Easter without first walking the road to the cross.” Before we arrive at the joy of Easter morning, we are invited each year to walk the sacred path of Holy Week—a journey that draws us deeply into the heart of our faith. It is a week filled with powerful moments, each...
“There is hope for a tree that has been cut down; it can come back to life and sprout. Even though its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the earth, with water it will bud again and grow like a young plant.” Job 14:7-9 “Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”...
