Thursday Thoughts - My Father's World
"This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears, all nature sings and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is…
Thursday Thought – Seasons of Life
Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Usually when this verse comes to mind, it’s connected to something hard or difficult – a death, someone undergoing chemo, or in a season of waiting. As a teenager, my mom would tell me “Kate, just enjoy right now.” I wasn’t angsty but could always identify something that I was waiting on or wanted to by-pass quickly.
Thursday Thought - Your Words or the Spirit
The Leadership Group at the Pizza Ranch Support Center is always encouraging us to share our faith with others; to follow the nudges given…
Thursday Thoughts- Scripture to Keep You J-O-Y-ful
While we've been talking about J-O-Y this week, I want to encourage you to persevere to put Jesus first, yourself last, and others in between.
Thursday Thoughts - Compassion
About 1 month ago our Church had Compassion Sunday.
Thursday Thought - Rejoicing when you die
I recently read a book that referenced an old saying from an American Indian tribe, "When you were born you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die the world cries and you rejoice." What a great life philosophy!
Thursday Thought – Importance of Community
We can be surrounded by people all day, but sometimes not feel like we belong. Many voices, opinions and views bombard us daily, but those may not necessarily be healthy or what we know to be true.
Thursday Thoughts - How Would You Respond?
Imagine you are walking through the park with your family when you stumble upon a crowd listening to a man speaking. You've heard rumors…
Thursday Thoughts - When Thoughts Are Not Excellent
On Monday this week we looked at pursuing excellent thoughts from Philippians 4:8. While I know God wants our thoughts to be pure, holy, and right, the truth is this can be really hard some days. How do we redeem the days when our mind wanders and our thoughts are not glorifying to God?
Thursday Thoughts - John the Baptist
You Version Bible App, had a devotional reading from Toby Mach in reference to his song "Steal My Show" The way I interpret Toby's message he is referring to John the Baptist and how John is ready to let step back and let
Thursday Thought - What's a Person Worth?
There’s something of an obsession in our society about a person’s worth. What’s Bill Gates’ worth as opposed to Warren Buffet’s? or Mark Zuckerberg’s? Millionaires, billionaires, and zillionaires - it’s all so far beyond what we normal people experience that we really can’t even image it.
Thursday Thought - No Expiration Dates
I listened to a podcast last week by Christine Caine about how God’s promises don’t have an expiration date. She gave a real-life example about how if your passport expires, then you don’t get to board a plane and get to your destination; you’re left out/behind.