“We have plenty of beliefs, but too few convictions.”–Mike Woodruff, pastor It’s easy to hold a belief when you like the results. It’s easy to believe the Cubs will win it all when they’re hitting the cover off the ball. It’s easy to believe Tom Holland is the best Spider-Man when he turns in a […]

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.  “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, […]

If you bring your totaled car to your dentist, don’t expect her to replace the engine block. If you’ve had a toothache for weeks, don’t pay your mechanic to try a root canal. So much of our frustration with our earthly government comes when we expect it to perform things it wasn’t designed to perform. […]

Have you ever come across one of those videos that zooms out from earth, showing how small our country and continent and entire planet is in comparison to our universe? It’s easy to feel insignificant after seeing that. But you are not insignificant to your God. He created the vast universe, yes; yet he’s aware […]

Sometimes life can seem gray. When you’re just going through the motions, each day blending into the next. These words of your Savior make your life pop with beautiful colors! Hear the almost unbelievable truth of what Jesus says: God is with you. When you wake up, he is with you. When you commute, he is with you. […]

Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to […]

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said, “Peace be […]

Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle. Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the […]