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For the first day of school, my son was asked to share some things about himself so his teacher could get to know him. His favorite food. A hobby he enjoys. And among the other things, his favorite Bible verse or story. Without hesitation he told me "Daniel in the lion's den!" So that got us thinking ....

Am I praising God enough? Why could I or should I praise Him more?

At the beginning of the summer, I joined a few young adults in starting a worship/bible study group. We meet every Wednesday night in a small apartment. From the time it began with four people until now where our group is over 30 people, we have been worshipping, praying and reading scripture over one another. Over the last few weeks, one of our new favorite worship songs is "You are my Champion" by Bethel Worship featuring Dante Brown.

Thursday Thoughts – Where is your focus? What do you spend most of your time doing and thinking about? How about where you spend your…

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?

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.

God speaks to us in so many ways. Sometimes loud and clear, other times with a still, small voice. 1 Kings 19:11-13 was on my mind recently and I'm encouraged in the reminder that God is there in the small, little ways, not just the big, loud ones. Are you taking the time to listen for the whispers from God in your own life?

Did you know the last word in the Bible is 'amen?' The word amen is derived from the Hebrew āmēn, which means “certainty” or “truth.” God’s inspired word is no coincidence. It is certain. it is truth.

This week we’ve looked at ways in which we can help others, which leads us to an important commandment. Luke 10:25-29 tells us that we are to love our neighbors as we love ourselves.

When you offer up a prayer request to God do you actually mean it? Do you actually believe He will listen and act? So…

We've heard that the Bible includes 365 references to "fear not", one for each day of the week. While the exact number is up for debate, we do know that God tells us many times to "fear not" or "don't be afraid".