Keep Growing

During the season of spring, for many our attention turns to the nurture and upkeep of our yards, flower beds, and gardens. We seek to help our plants grow, which is a struggle because of the challenges of giving the plants sufficient water but not too much water. Also, we contend with the animals eating up our plants whether deer, …

A Bowl of Cherries

The Apostle Paul writes this in 2 Corinthians 1:8-10, “We were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and …

Work Out Your Salvation

As we start a New Year, let us hear the words of Philippians 2:12,13: “12 So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12 …