grace

Confidence & A Little Swagger

27 May by Matthew Fry

“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” -Hebrews 4:16 I played baseball in high school and our team was pretty good. My freshman year we had a group of seniors that were not only talented, [...]

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Parenting by Example

18 May by Dee Dee Wike

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. (Psalm 103:8-13, NIV) “Do as I say, not as I do.”  It is a saying [...]

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$0 check and a no balance medical bill

13 April by Matthew Fry

“5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all people.” – 1 Timothy 2:5-6 A few months back my wife and I went into a restaurant and sat down behind one of the pastors at the church we [...]

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Nutmeggy Hearts

27 March by Brenda Wood

  Acts 11:23- When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts (NIV). Only God could think up a fruit-producing evergreen-type tree that produces a plum-shaped fruit that forms a type of candy, which harbours [...]

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If God Left Us Broken, There Would Be No Hope

20 November by Emily Riley
if God left us broken devotional

Broken hearts, broken relationships, broken down cars… this world is full of brokenness.  We throw away broken toys and computers.  My iPod is currently giving me a sad face icon and telling me there’s a fatal hardware issue.  I keep hoping one day it will simply fix itself and work again, but every time I [...]

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I Once Was a Blasphemer

12 November by Emily Riley
I Once Was a Blasphemer

Five years ago, I mocked those who called themselves Christians. I thought they were phonies, simply living their lives in a happy little bubble with no sense of realism. After all, I knew that life was hard… and the joy and peace they manifested was simply unexplainable in my mind. The only sense of joy [...]

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