“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Luke 12:34 A few years ago, on the morning of February 1st, my wife and I had a full-blown argument. I don’t remember what it was about, but I was convinced it was all her fault. That is until she stormed out of the house slamming the front door behind her on her way to teach middle school students how to read. I started to feel a sense of regret and guilt and realized that this argument was mostly my fault. I n

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Matthew 6:25 NRSV It happened again today. I should say I am used to it. But, I cannot. This last two years have been an experience in learning how to trust that the Lord provides. What I can say for certain is that once you allow yourself to give in and accept his provision that you

Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:29-31, RSV) This week we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. Of those 90 years, he lived only 39. His

“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not get weary, they shall walk and not faint” Isa. 40:31 (NKJV) As we journey forward into a New Year we often do so with concerns in our heart, mind and spirit. We want to know what is set before us as the year unfolds. We want answers to the unknown. There are issues and concerns we hope we will not have to face in the coming year. There are other

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. – John 1:1-5 (NIV) 13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. 14 This is why