“He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.” Ps.1:3 NASB         “What delight comes to the one who follows God’s ways!” This is the first line of Psalm 1 […]

Learning how to be led by God is an important part of our journey as followers of Christ. To know the leading of the Lord and what His will for our lives is crucial in our current and future realities. However, if not careful we can misinterpret what God is doing and not see the […]

We have had a strange early summer…endless rain and sometimes even cold weather. I laughed out loud the other day to see someone post: “SEATTLE!! COME AND GET YOUR WEATHER! IT GOT OUT AGAIN!” And indeed it has felt more like a Scottish summer than Pittsburgh. But one thing I love about lots of rain […]

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NASB   In the world we talk about “resources”: assets that we have available to us to produce the work or materials we need […]

In the midst of a seven day celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles as recorded in John 7:37-39 – a celebration of remembrance of God’s provision and guidance of their religious ancestors’ wilderness journey. On the last day, Jesus stands up, raises His voice above the noise, and offers something radically different — “Is anyone […]

At the mid-way point of this year, we have much to be thankful for. May’s storms in the larger region left many with downed trees, power outages and disruptive lifestyles. Although our house was spared we did loose power for 5 days and did we loose one of our beautiful magnolia trees in our front […]