*Originally shared on 2/20/18 One time I found a copy of this book, Praise Habit by David Crowder, in the church's lost & found. By the way, if you're missing that book, hit me up! I have it! The theme of the book is what the...
I grew up in a family of eight. We didn’t have much in terms of material things and NEVER went out to eat. One of my friends, however, ate at McDonald’s once a week, which I was quite jealous of. So when my oldest brother...
A recent devotional by Charles Stanley got me thinking about how I respond when God doesn’t answer my prayers. I know I am not alone struggling with this issue. As I’m praying with people after Sunday service or with members of my small group, I...
“He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child...
This verse, Mark 10:45, has been stuck in my head: "For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve." I did a double take last time I read it . . . for EVEN the Son of Man? I checked a few different...
"All things are possible to those who believe." Mark 9:23 In December I was shopping for Christmas presents for some wonderful Christian sisters. I was struggling to find anything that seemed right. As I was browsing, I came across mugs with Mark 9:23 on them. Was it the right gift? Was...
Have you ever been so concerned about a choice or decision you had to make that you contemplated it day and night? You just keep writing scenarios in your head, contemplating which would be best, what you should say or do or choose. Sometimes it...
During the summer of 2007 I was hit hard with Lyme disease, missing about a month of work. One of the most lasting effects of the disease was the lack of sleep, which lasted for many months, and came back again in 2010 when I...
This past Sunday we kicked off a new series called, “For Rhode Island”! As a church we desire, like Nehemiah, to see revival among the people nearest and dearest to us. We know this was a passion of Nehemiah’s because it says in scripture that...
Our new sermon series for December is “God with Us.” We are reminded that the Creator of the Universe, in the person of Jesus Christ, became a human being and lived on earth for over three decades. Jesus left His heavenly home, set aside His...