More Heart, Less Attack
“For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.” 1 John 1:31 Dear Friends, Each day at 1:45pm, my phone’s alarm goes off. It actually goes off several times each day 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm - reminders to take a moment and pray. But 1:45pm is a little different, it’s the moment I’m reminded of my wife, Bridgette. I take a second to lift her up in prayer and thank God for the gift she’s been as my wife for nearly 20 years! My alarm is from the
Clothe Yourself with Kindness
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” - Colossians 3:12 Dear Friends, Did you know that today is World Kindness Day? Celebrated across the world to honor acts of kindness - random and otherwise. Flashmobs, concerts, kindness cards and more, highlight events that various countries do to raise awareness for these acts of kindness and encourage more of it. Personally, I love he
As We Remember
“Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm.” - Deuteronomy 5:15 Dear Friends, Today marks the 18th anniversary of those tragic events that we will forever remember as 9/11. The images of the smoking towers in New York City, the Pentagon and a field in Central Pennsylvania do not go away. Brought up in casual conversation, virtually anyone alive at that time will recall with vivid de
Words of Life
“For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” - Matthew 12:34b Dear Friends, Words matter, don’t they? Whether spoken in a classroom or on the playground, whether spoken in the meeting or around the water cooler, whether spoken in an auditorium in front of thousands or in the parking lot with just one person, whether posted in the newspaper, social media or just in a single card - words matter. When you receive a kind word, it matters. It fills you with gratitude and enc
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