Developing God’s Friendship

When I was younger I always wanted a best friend. One that was always up to hang out with me, come to every event with me, and one who shared my likes and dislikes. A friend that was there with me to the end. Yet as I got older I soon realized that my childhood...

Thoughts on Hebrews 12:14

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14 This was today’s verse of the day on the YouVersion Bible App. This verse is one that sounds so simple, but as I was thinking about...

Thoughts on Hope

I saw an ad this past week for the Door County Reads Festival. The featured author this year is Michael Perry, a New York Times bestselling author, playwright and radio show host from New Auburn, Wisconsin. If you’re thinking, “I’ve never heard of New Auburn,” that’s...

Season of Love

As we are heading into this season of love, growth, and rebirth, and as stores are filling with the commercialized good of this season, I have begun to ponder of the verses of 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7: 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast,...

January Musings

So it’s that time of year…when we struggle to write the date correctly and are reconsidering the lofty New Year’s resolutions we made. It’s dark when we get up and dark long before we go to bed…and all we want to do is stay on the couch. But I read something this week...