“Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.” -Proverbs 14:29 There is so much anger all around us. The Stankan Party of 5 rolled up to a coffee shop this morning on our way to do some Sunday shopping. There were zero cars in line, I… Continue reading

He made the storm be still, and the waves were hushed. – Psalm 107:29 Storms. Storms are volatile and beautiful. Storms are fast and sometimes slow. Storms can cover the ground in mud and dirt or leave a white blanket of perfect serenity. Storms can cause a violent earth changing flood or give a much… Continue reading

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 1 John 5:11 I have told you these things so that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy may be made full and complete and overflowing. John 15:11 What is the “there”? “There” is a place of total joy and peace.… Continue reading

Ok. Seriously – let’s shout this a little louder for the women in the back – FEAR. IS. A. LIAR. I hate fear. I hate everything fear produces: anxiety, guilt, shame, comparison, etc. Fear sucks. Fear kept me paralyzed for a long time. Fear has kept me from doing something God gifted me with –… Continue reading

“Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” – Mark 14:30 Jesus says this to his beloved disciple, Peter, after Peter comments that even if all fail, stumble, even through death, he will never leave Jesus. Peter failed Jesus. But Jesus NEVER… Continue reading

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of the world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” – Romans 12:2 In the world we live in, the way we consider relationships is ever changing and ever present. We are surrounded by a multitude of relationships between our families,… Continue reading