Live Out Love

“I will show you a still more excellent way” (1 Corinthians 12:31). If you have trusted in Christ, then you are a part of his Body.  Like our physical bodies, this Body has many parts, but all function together, each doing its job.  If one member suffers, all suffer together.  This is easy to understand …

He Chose to be a Carpenter

Lent and Advent are seasons of contemplation, perhaps more than any others.  While during  Lent, we focus on Holy Week, and all things leading to the cross, I have found myself musing on the life of Jesus before his years of formal ministry.  He did not choose to come as an earthly king or military …

What Are You So Afraid Of?

Fear.  It can paralyze us or send us running for cover.  It seems to be in our nature to look at our circumstances, and at times be held hostage to our feelings.  Our moods sometimes rise and fall with our feelings, and we can easily be overcome with anxiety and fear when faced with trying …