Southerners know their borders and say the “Bible Belt.” Bible Belt has a strong influence on religious identity. It's their way of life here, a strong belief in traditional values, and a moral compass grounded in Biblical principles. This is reflected in everything they do. Acts of kindness When we arrived here, it took only a little while to...

I have learned the power of prayer in the boot camp of my life. The power of your song when I would sing declaring the words of scripture in them. The power of prayer pointed me in the right direction. He trained me to pray through spiritual battles. I was not looking for them, but God allowed me to walk close with him through the battlefields....

The gift of a sunset that our God shares with us. His masterpiece is painted before our eyes at the end of each day. His light spreads horizontally over the horizon. The sunset is a gift before we have another day Webster's dictionary- The horizon is the line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.  As you gaze into the...

1 Peter 2:4-5 Coming to Him as a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. The Call of Salvation (come) “Come to him, as a living stone,...

When we moved to this new state, I had to acclimate to this new environment. We had never owned such a boat or lived on massive amounts of water. This marina town was new to me, maybe like a new country. The first disciples Jesus calls — Peter, Andrew, James, and John — are fishermen who become fishers of men. The Sea of Galilee is a freshwater...

We were out on the Lake, and I took this picture because it reminded me of a fathomless billow. The words of an old Hymn, “Wonderful Peace.” The chorus stays within your heart. Peace, peace, wonderful peace,
Coming down from the Father above! Sweep over my spirit forever. I pray In fathomless billows of love!  Fathomless- unable to be...

If you could mail yourself a letter yesterday that you'd receive today, it would say. Everything is going to be ok! -JL Brad and I were sharing stories the other evening and enjoying the memories. My, how the years go by like a freight train. It almost seems like a movie where you are in every scene, but now you are watching it all roll by....

Have you felt abandoned? As you read this, you will see that David felt the same way. I have felt the same way. Yes, Jesus felt the same way. Psalms Chapter 13 David cried out four times, “How Long?” Then he said vs. 1  “Will You forget me forever? “How long will You hide Your face from me?  The pain in your heart, just like...

A look at Proverbs 4 and the history of Valentine's Day. Also, 1 Corinthians 6:18 for we are to flee sexual immorality. Proverbs 4:23 23 Above all else, guard your heart, for out of it flows the issues of life. “Above all else”, What comes next? The place where you are to guard. Yes, keep watch over your own heart. That's where your new life...