5 Tips for Effective Student Ministry Planning Back to School time is here again. Whether you plan yearly around the school schedule or start in January, August is a perfect month to focus your planning goals for the year. Student and kids ministry can be challenging to organize and execute, but with the right strategies in place, you can create meaningful experiences for your students. In this b...  Read More

 “Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody...  Read More

The Faith of Rahab Joshua 2:1-21The house of Rahab was a perfect place for the spies to stay because there was a constant flow of traffic. It was a public house and was common for people to come and go. The king of Jericho sent word to Rahab and said, “where are the men that entered your house? They have come to search out all the country.” Rahab took the spies, hid them on the roof, and said to t...  Read More

I AM in the waiting“Trust in the Lord and do good; Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. He will bring out your righteousness as the light, And your judgment as the noonday. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; Do not get upset because of o...  Read More

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” Isaiah 43:2 NIVEach of us will face trials and tribulations in our walk with Christ. If we trust Christ with all our hearts, nothing can disable God from bringing his plans to pass and...  Read More

In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. John 14:2-3 For whosoever shall call upon name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13      When Jesus died on the cross, some of His followers thought that ...  Read More

Luke chapter 10:38-42 tells of two sisters, Mary and Martha. Jesus and His disciples came to a village where Mary and Martha opened their home for a meal and rest. After Jesus entered the house, he began to share with His disciples. Mary also sat to soak in what the Lord was saying. Martha was busy preparing for the meal. After realizing that Mary was not helping with the preparations and work, Ma...  Read More

John 3:15-16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.Growing up as a child, I never knew what love was. At a young age, my mother had a nervous breakdown. I remember that day very well, as she began screaming her pastor’s name. The days following her incident, she would verbally and physically abuse ...  Read More

New Year’s Resolutions have become so cliche that many people are tempted to avoid setting goals for the new year altogether. However, I think it’s important to use January as an opportunity to reflect on the previous year and set realistic objectives for the next twelve months. It’s important for us to identify the areas of our lives (spiritual, physical, relational, financial) that need our atte...  Read More

His Presense  Two of my favorite Christmas songs are Your Presence for Christmas (Sisters) and Mary, Did You Know? (Mark Lowry) God has really been teaching me to rest and trust in His Presence for the last several months. I have been drawn to this scripture, as Christmas is quickly approaching, and reminded of how amazing and miraculous childbirth is to everyone, but especially to Mary, the mothe...  Read More

November is known as National Gratitude Month, where we are encouraged to embrace the power of gratitude. Gratitude is more than simply saying, “thank you.” Gratitude has this amazing power to shift us from thinking negatively to appreciating what is positive in our lives.When presented with the question: “What are you most grateful for?” Over the years, I have always said, “Salvation – I am MOST ...  Read More

“Casting all your care upon Him; for he careth for you.” 1 Peter 5:7When I think of the word casting, I think about fishing. When I was a young girl, mom and I would drive to the fishing pond. We would stay there for hours. There was so much peace and solitude as well as the reward of catching multiple fish.When I first started fishing, I did not know how to bait my hook, nor how to cast the fishi...  Read More