Founder of The Barna Group, Dr. George Barna, shared groundbreaking worldview research conducted by the Cultural Research Center (CRC) at Arizona Christian University. This research done in 2020 revealed that just 6% of U.S. adults have a biblical worldview. This raised a logical question: If so few American adults have a biblical worldview, what is the dominant worldview among the other 94%? The ...  Read More

Finding Comfort in the BeatitudesThe Sermon on the Mount, delivered by Jesus Christ, is a pinnacle of Christian teaching. It contains simple, but powerful teachings about God's kingdom and the path to true happiness. As in Jesus’ time, these teachings are counter cultural today. And within these beatitudes or blessings found in Matthew chapter 5, we find an abundance of encouragement for our weary...  Read More

I grew up in a small country town in the 1950’s and 1960’s without much opportunity. Like most of my friends, I was filled with the desire to get out of there and make something of myself. And from high school graduation into middle age, I did just that, beginning a journey of pursuing material and financial success.As time went on pride began to set in as my achievements blinded me from seeing th...  Read More

A Biblical Perspective on Work“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;” — Colossians 3:23You may not have thought of it this way, but work is a gift from God, woven into the very fabric of creation. From the beginning, God spoke everything into existence and designed humanity to be active participants in His work of stewarding creation. In Genesis 2:15, God placed A...  Read More

Happy and Blessed 2024!I am so grateful for all of you read and share this with others. This post is a redo of one I did a few years ago that I hope will help each of us navigate the challenges of the new year as we reflect on the scripture references and find both hope and strength. Blessings!We are very close to turning the calendar page that will inaugurate a new year.  In quiet moments after C...  Read More

The One Who Saves Us“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.” – 1 Timothy 2:5-6When we think on the identity of Jesus Christ, we find a mystery that surpasses our human understanding—He is fully God and fully man. This truth from scripture is hard to wrap our minds around. Some believe the idea...  Read More