Every morning, I drive my son to school and we’ve gotten into the habit of listening to books on CD. Living in a large metropolitan area, he and I spend over an hour in the car each day, and sometimes much more. These audiobooks give us something to share and...

Memory Verse Psalm 118:5 - When I was in great trouble, I cried out to the Lord. He answered me and set me free from my trouble. This week we’d like to encourage you to MEMORIZE the verse and hide it deep in your heart. That is what God’s word...

Are You a Child of God?   As children, we often fear our parent’s correction even if it’s something as little as a time-out sat in the corner of the room alone. This is not just because we don’t want to sit in a corner alone, it’s because we’re ashamed...

Did You Know ... 1 John 3:1 See what amazing love the Father has given us! Because of it, we are called children of God. And that’s what we really are! The world doesn’t know us because it didn’t know Him. This is one of my favorite verses. First, it...

Why Do We Pray?   Matthew 6:8 Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need even before you ask him. Some may wonder what the point of praying is when God already knows what we need before we even ask Him. Why even bother? Why not just...

Memory Verse Proverbs 14:26 - Anyone who shows respect for the Lord has a strong tower. It will be a safe place for their children. This week we’d like to encourage you to MEMORIZE the verse and hide it deep in your heart. That is what God’s word says for...

How Could He Love Me?   A father’s love. Let that thought just wash over you and absorb into every ounce of your being for a moment…. A ……………. father’s …………….. love. Not all of us can say we know what that feels like. Some of us may have a...

Are You Ready for the Future?   Every fork in the road leads to somewhere unknown. Life is filled with unexpected twists and turns, with many trials and painful turning points that we cannot escape. It’s an inevitable fact of this wild ride of life. For some, this can cause...

Where is your Inner Child?   Having children is often a normal part of life. Society is set up in such a structure that we generally graduate high school, go off to college, get married, and have children. It’s what’s expected of us and nowadays many are rebelling against this...

Are You Ready for the Day? When we get dressed in the morning we are generally in a rush. We remember to put on our clothes and simply wouldn’t leave the house without our shoes. Yet so often we neglect to clothe ourselves with the things that matter most. Colossians...

Memory Verse Ephesians 4:32 - Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just how God forgave you. This week we’d like to encourage you to MEMORIZE the verse and hide it deep in your heart. That is what God’s word says for us to do. This means...

Can We Forgive Ourselves? Do to others as you would have them do to you. It’s easy to read this verse and consider the simple meaning. Be nice to others if you want them to be nice to you. Treat others with respect and forgiveness if you’d like the same...

The Shepherd’s Path   Do you have days or even weeks when you feel dерlеtеd, fаtiguеd, miѕеrаblе, and just plain broken? I do. Even though I do my very best to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, I still find myself wandering away from the Word that reassures me, like...

Is This All There Is?   When we read the Old Testament there is this striking sense of loneliness. Something is missing—something we need. It’s reiterated again in Ecclesiastes with many verses referring to our loneliness and the meaningless all around us. At times in the Old Testament the world...

Can God Change Your Mind?   It’s easy to give into unhealthy patterns and the “ways of the world,” but what we don’t realize is that we end up repeating the same unhealthy cycles when we pay too much attention to the negative things and what we’re doing wrong. We...