Encouragement for Your Family

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” Psalm 103:2  Imagine for a moment the hustle and bustle of your home: kids running around with their laughter and complaints, the daily rush that makes us stumble over the little things, like a lost toy or a dinner that doesn't turn out perfect. In the midst of it all, it's so easy for words of frustration to slip out, isn't it? We complain when things don't go as we dream, forgetting that our hands are already ful

“Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds.” Proverbs 27:23 (ESV) We must remember where it all begins: our ministry starts at home. There, in the midst of daily life often challenging and imperfect, God has entrusted us with the most valuable lives of all: our family. Time and again, He reminds me that my first ministry begins with them, with those who live under our roof. We are not simply raising children or seeking for them to just be “happ

“I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.”John 10:28 There is no safer place for a...

"That they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You...

Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. ” Life moves quickly, and every...

“For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or...

"One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts." Psalm 145:4, ESV When our hearts stop beating...

"And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being...

“With whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” – James 1:17 We live in times when everything seems to be shifting. What feels...

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual...

" Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. " Matthew 24:46 (ESV) The Second Coming of Christ is not just...

"You were unmindful of the Rock that [fathered] you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth" - Deuteronomy 32:18 (ESV)   "Though my...

"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you...

"The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom"    Proverbs 4:7a (ESV) THE LAST SHALL BE FIRST During a recent devotional time with my wife...

“And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” – Esther 4:14 (ESV) The story of Esther and Mordecai is...

"3 - 2 - 1 - Ready or not, here I come!" In the game of hide and seek, we all remember the value of having the best hiding spots.  We...

As parents we are not strangers to the flurry of activity that can accompany raising children. When my children were born, it seemed as...

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." Proverbs 4:23 From childhood, every experience leaves a mark on...

"And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to...

A call to contend for the faith. The book of Jude  opens with a beautiful, threefold description of every believer's past, present and...