How can I have peace?

How can I have peace?

Our world is a stormy mess! Mental storms! Emotional storms! Relational storms! Political storms! Economic storms!Mental health is a stormy mess!Emotional health is a stormy mess!Relationships are splintered and broken! Anger ... disappointment ... betrayal ... hurt ...…
What is the Fruit of the Spirit?

What is the Fruit of the Spirit?

What exactly is the Fruit of the Spirit??  When we believe in Jesus Christ and put our trust in Him, God gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit. Now the very presence of God fills us and…
How can I have hope??

How can I have hope??

The candle in today’s background photo represents each of our lives.Just as breezes will naturally blow, causing the little candle’s flame to flicker, so also breezes of difficulties will inevitably blow across our lives, causing our flame to…
What is the Church like?

What is the Church like?

In today’s background photo we see a brilliant array of candles … different colors, different scents, different styles … all glowing and shining together!  This is what God’s people – the Church – are like when we are…
How do I forgive?

How do I forgive?

Deception Pass is a very dangerous area.  Roiling eddies can catch the unsuspecting in spins, dragging them off course.  The same is true with Satan’s deception.  Oftentimes, we are caught off guard by hurtful words or actions from…
How do I not become bitter?

How do I not become bitter?

Today’s background photo features a “Green-apple” candle.   Green apples are tart  … they are sour  …  might we even describe them as bitter?  Life can be bitter.  How do we live in a bitter world, without becoming bitter…
Is there a reason to hope?

Is there a reason to hope?

Today’s background photo is a Pumpkin Spice candle.  Fall! … Fall is in the air!   The kids are starting a brand-new year of school … a fresh clean slate, new teachers, new friends, new activities, new adventures. But…
Can anyone even see the light at all??

Can anyone even see the light at all??

Perched on a lonely outcropping of rock   …  shrouded in fog   …  a biting wind relentlessly blowing in from off the Pacific  …  a cold rain pelting down!  Is the light from the lighthouse even visible?  Can anyone…
What is Love?

What is Love?

Our world is a stormy tempest!!    Angry waves of confusion and turmoil rage on all sides! Fear and anxiety threaten to overwhelm!   Clear direction has vanished in the fog!  Hope and dreams have been dashed on the rocks!But look! …