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1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

God calls His people to be holy and committed to Him only. As followers of Christ, we should look and act different than the world.

One of the books I’m reading right now is Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist and as the sub-title suggests, the books details the author’s journey of “leaving behind frantic for a simpler, more soulful way of living.” The idea of being present and showing up in your life and not being so concerned about perfect, the hustle and the push to get all.the.things. done.

“Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!” ― Anne Frank

The Vermillion Pizza Ranch recently hosted a community impact night for the USD Unified Special Olympics and helped to raise $691.33 for the event! Great job to the USD Unified Special Olympics group who did an amazing job promoting their event, and additionally a shout out to the Vermillion team for providing support to this successful Community Impact Night!

“Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.” - Dr. Seuss I absolutely love Dr. Seuss and if you ask my kids, maybe it's a bit too much! Above is one of my most favorite of his many quotes, and I love the truth within in it!

In the post linked below, author Rick Warren does an amazing job of helping to bring about understanding around the subject of God's creation of "YOU". When I reflect on the post, I am reminded that I am not an accident. God create me in His image, He had a plan for my life, He made me to be me, and He made me for a purpose. You know what, He did this for you too! How incredible is this?

The Bible first mentions of the “End Times” in Genesis 3:13-15. Yes, in the very first chapters of the Bible we hear from God about his promise to defeat sin.

"They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love" written by catholic priest Peter Scholtes in the 1960's will always be one of my favorite hymns. It is an excellent reminder that we are called to love.

Today the symbol of a heart has become closely associated with love. It is not uncommon to see homes, schools, and businesses decorated with hearts in February to celebrate in Valentine's Days. Did you know that February has more to celebrate than just Valentine’s Day?

As Christian we are called to live according to God’s ways and not the ways of the world. Living in obedience to God’s word will make you look different than non-believers in many ways. One way Jesus mentioned in John 13:35 is that others will know you are Christ’s disciples is by your love for other people!

When I was in high school a print of this painting – “Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California” by Artist Albert Bierstadt – hung in our school library. Every time I looked at it, it hit me as a little bit of a disappointment...