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It's easy to stick to the "norms" of life and not stray away from your routine or your comfort zone.

Today's devotion picks up in the Book of Acts with Peter going throughout the region to visit, encourage, and build up the church and its people. There had been so much persecution that it was driving people out of Jerusalem and into the surrounding lands. Now was a time a peace and growth. The church was expanding quickly and today's story shows how the Holy Spirit was making that happen through the stories of others. Read Acts 9:31-43

The word 'grace' appears 8 times in the Old Testament (NIV) and then jumps to 123 appearances in the New Testament. Wonder why that is?

The Portage, WI Police and Fire Department recently presented Steve Kilian

Is it appropriate to pray for your favorite sports team to win?

Earlier this year a group from the Pizza Ranch Support Center completed a year long challenge to read the Bible in a calendar year.

Today's devotion picks up in Acts right after Saul, a man who had a dangerous reputation of persecuting Christians, becomes an example of a changed life. Saul gives his life to Christ and is immediately changed. He's filled with the Holy Spirit and begins telling others about Jesus. (Acts 9:17-31)

Have you ever wondered if there truly is a God?  Most of us have never doubted that. If you have, all you need to do is look at nature and see how it all works so perfectly together. We could choose to look at any part of nature and how it works, from Sea Turtles traveling up to 4,000 miles to the location of their birth to lay their own eggs or to Honey Bees and how they work together to produce honey by traveling up to 6 miles away from their hive.

Our Liberty Pizza Ranch has partnered with a local organization, Hillcrest Hope, to celebrate the families who graduate from their program. A few months ago the restaurant provided dinner for the graduation party where the participants had an opportunity to share about and celebrate their growth and successes.

Psalm 92:12 "The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree." Have you ever seen a palm tree in a storm?  They are made to bend and not break under such strong winds.

"Do you see a man diligent in business? He shall stand before kings." Proverbs 22:29

As we reflect on the festivities of Independence day, consider the words of America, the Beautiful and these Psalms: