Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock (Matthew 7:24). At church service this past Sunday, our new pastor, Daniel Floyd, spoke about building our lives on God’s true foundation. And yes, I have heard this preached before, and I have heard…
A new year represents looking forward with anticipation about what is to come. It can represent a new start, new ideas, and the hope of new blessings from God. However, sometimes we slip back into the past, don’t we? We start thinking about past hurts, dysfunction, and past injustice, and that can move us into…
Probably the first thing that comes to our minds on January 1 is planning our resolutions. And that’s not a bad thing! We all need to improve our lives in every area: spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically. But usually, it’s a list of unattainable ambitions that fall flat. In fact, 80 percent of New Year’s…
“Have you chosen your word for the year?” a friend asked. “I actually had not thought about it,” I responded, “but I will pray about it.” So I began praying for a word to live by in 2026, and this morning it came. “Your word is ‘prepare,’” the Holy Spirit said. This word has many…
For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland (Isaiah 43:19). It is so easy to ignore the importance of starting a new year by making the same resolutions, eating…