Love is an Essential Part of Our Faith

Love is an Essential Part of Our Faith

Written by: By Nancy Bresette Have you ever thought about all the people of faith who have gone before you? From those early followers of Jesus who bore witness to the Resurrection and kept the fragile flame of faith burning, to our grandparents and parents, there...
Why Us?

Why Us?

By Nancy Bresette I love the way Eugene Peterson sums up the final verses of Luke 11:1-11 in his modern-day translation The Message: “Don’t bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This is not a cat and mouse, hide and seek game we’re in. As flawed as human...
Inside The Fortress

Inside The Fortress

Written by: By Nancy Bresette Psalm 9: 9,10 NRSVThe Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know Your name put their trust in You, for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. It provides a...
Who Is This Jesus?

Who Is This Jesus?

Written by: Nancy Bresette If you are a betting person there is a safe bet that is a guaranteed winner. Everyone encounters storms in life. We never know when they will come, or how severe they will be, but we have all encountered events or circumstances that...
Finding Peace in the Storms of Life

Finding Peace in the Storms of Life

Written by: Nancy Bresette John 14:23,27-29 (GNT)23 “Those who love Me will obey My teaching. My Father will love them, and My Father and I will come to them and live with them. 27 “Peace is what I leave with you; it is My own peace that I give you. I do not give it...
Are You Willing to Trust God?

Are You Willing to Trust God?

Written by: Brad Williams For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have (2 Corinthians 8:12). It’s so easy for us to look at the things that we do not have. We are all too good at convincing...