Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.  Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. My brothers and sisters, if one of you...

The Lord says:"These people come near to me with their mouthand honor me with their lips,but their hearts are far from me.Their worship of meis based on merely human rules they have been taught.Isaiah 29:13Am I the only person whose prayer life wavers from day to...

Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.  Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.  And the prayer offered in faith will...

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.  You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near.  Don't grumble...

Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.  Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.  Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have...

James 4:13-17 Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money."   Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while...

One option my students had for presenting their book reports was to create a memory box in which they placed five items that represented key moments in the book they had read.  I was so impressed with their work!  As I listened to them explain the items in their...

  One lone leaf lay in our driveway just outside our family room door today and greeted me as I was walking out....... I had to share the sweet message from Autumn to you. I love when God speaks through Autumn so clearly, saying, "I love you."

 "But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul." Deut. 4:29 I don't know where your "from there" is this morning, but wherever it is, I pray you will seek God with all of your heart and soul...

I remember the day a boy threw a pencil across my room right before the bell rang........ I remember going to pick it up and finding a penny right beside it. A penny. My sweet little "hello" from Nick right next to a pencil that shouldn't have been thrown. I took a...