Tuesday Truth - No Surprises
The last 18 months have been anything but normal, we've seen tragedy and faced struggles every corner. 2020 was tough in it's own right,…
Monday Mission - Share Your Heart
How often do you share with others what they mean to you? How often do you express your feelings? Do your friends and family…
Friday Devotional - Ask
One of the most important and quickest things I’ve learned in marriage is that my wife can’t read my mind and I can’t read hers. The longer we’ve been married, the more we can however…ha-ha. But, we needed to learn to communicate early on. This is true in any relationship we have, personal, professional, etc. Often times we just needed to ask a question instead of assume the other knew.
Thursday Thought- Can a person "See God" when looking at natural beauty?
I've heard people say "I could really see God in that sunrise today", or "When I look at these beautiful flowers it reminds me…
Wednesday Story of Impact- TESFA fundraiser
The Pizza Ranch restaurant support center raised over $10,000 for a ministry partner in August, 2021.
Tuesday Truth- Sinners are forgiven
It is easy to think that because we did something wrong (sin) that we cannot be loved. And especially cannot be loved by Jesus,…
Monday Mission - Face Your Giants
We face (and will face) many giants in our lifetime. Health challenges, relationship issues, school difficulties, projects at work, and so much more.
Expectation vs. Reality
Recently my 4-year old daughter has been very interested in goats. Like, the animal (not her dad, although he would have her believe that he’s the GOAT). A few weeks ago we went to a Nature Center with live animals and I thought that maybe there would be a goat there… but we checked all live animals and no goats were to be found.
Thursday Thoughts - Prayer
Have you spent more time in prayer this week? I know I have been blessed by not just bringing my requests to God, but by focusing on WHO he is and WHAT he does, not just what he does for me. In my quiet time this week I also spent time looking up Bible verses about prayer and noticing the different characteristics of God throughout those passages. Here is some of my list. What can you add to it?
Wednesday Story of Impact - Grinnell Pizza Ranch
When a community is rattled by a tragedy, its people step up. That's what Shelly, the Manager of the Grinnell Pizza Ranch did when a young boy from their community went missing.
Tuesday Truths - Matthew 6: 9-13
God's Word never needs anything added to it.
Monday Mission - Prayer
The topic of prayer has been front-of-mind for me recently and God is revealing new and beautiful things through His Word as I seek scripture about prayer. Many of us know we can pray anywhere, anytime and about anything, but how often are those prayers self-focused requests?