I was recently at my favorite local coffee shop when something unfortunate happened – a friend of mine lost her car keys. For probably 15-20 minutes this created no small stir at the shop as several people did what they could to locate the keys. I continued working away at my little table expecting they would soon be found. No such reports materialized. My friend … Continue reading How to Find Your Lost Keys
As we begin another new year, it affords us the chance to reflect back on 2025 and give thanks to God for all He did. Most likely, the past year presented new challenges and trials but also surprising blessings. Though we make plans, you never truly know what a year will hold. We wonder, what will God do this year? What miracles will He perform? Obviously, … Continue reading Some Thoughts for the New Year
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God.” (Exodus 20:4-5) As a young Christian, I had a very basic understanding of the … Continue reading Words, Not Images: Why the 2nd Commandment Forbids Images of Christ
Shepherd the Flock 