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Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for another day of life.

I am the vine. You are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5

Silent Night, a beloved Christmas carol with humble beginnings that dates back to 1816. Written by a young priest in Germany after a longstanding war and fall in political and social status, this song was inspired when he took a walk one cold...

Let's pray.

For in him all things were created.

Do not be anxious about anything. But in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  

You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day. Genesis 1:31

Proverbs 10:5 says, he who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me? Jeremiah 32:27

For my father and my mother have forsaken me. But the Lord will take me in. Psalm 27:10

John 15:5 says, "I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing."

Our lives and our faith serve a purpose. We are not saved simply to avoid eternal damnation. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can share the gospel message, making and teaching disciples.

"Blessed by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we...

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” - Jeremiah 29:13.

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” - John 15:5, NLT

Dearest Father, Thank you that although I may feel alone at times, I’m not really alone because you are with me.

Discipleship does not have to be complicated. May we keep it simple by replicating how others taught us to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus did.

Authentic Christian faith is about accepting Jesus as he comes to us. Do you receive him as he presents himself to you?

In a culture that thrives off of cutting off relationships and “canceling” anyone who makes you frustrated, I ask myself daily how I can follow God’s will and not be led by my own carnal nature to run from things that feel tough. This battle of...