As a child I loved watching the “I Love Lucy” show. Lucy’s best pal, Ethel, was always by her side, and they were continually finding...

“You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me” (Exodus 20:3) I come from a family where several members struggled with an addiction to alcohol....

Galatians 5:22,23a “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and...

#DamarHamlin #FootballFan #NFL&HighSchoolFootball #FinalGame If you or a family member is a football fan, you likely either saw or heard...

“In God you come up against something which is in every respect immeasurably superior to yourself. Unless you know God as that—and,...

James 2:13 “There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when...

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him, born the King of Angels O come,...

#MaryLeadsByExample #TheMagnifcat Luke 1:30-33 “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! You will...

Last December the women in our family had a special day of pulling aside to slow down before Christmas to relax and enjoy time together....

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a...

“Give all your worries and cares to God for He cares about you.” I Peter 5:7 (NLT) Longer passages that support the truth that God cares...

I remember as a child sitting in a special church session listening to a Greek-American Bible scholar and author named Spiros Zodhiates....

Back in June we had day after day of sunshine and warm weather here in the Mat-Su Valley. We Alaskans were almost overwhelmed by it after...

(The following story and photo are shared with permission from my daughter and her husband) “I can do all things through Christ who...

My family has joked about me needing a babysitter when no one else is going to be home overnight. The truth is, I have needed the...

Psalm 139: 13-18 “You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so...

Proverbs 19:11 “A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense” --------------- Proverbs 17:9 Whoever...

It’s not possible to “forgive and forget”. The intent of the saying might be better stated as follows: “once you choose to forgive, don’t...

There has been so much talk in the past few days about names and changing names of long-time events here in the Valley. It’s been a big...

In celebrating our freedom this past 4th of July we were reminded of the oppression of evil that can infiltrate our current experience....