Over the years, I have had many people dislike me - or even hate me - for one reason or another, and it generally doesn’t bother me too much, except when it’s Christians.  Christians are called to a higher standard, because the Bible says in John 13:34-35, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  By this everyone will know that you are my dis...  Read More

Having someone to come along side me and invest in my relationship with Christ made a huge impact on me. It began when a woman at church opened up her home to other ladies for a Bible study and I decided to go. Week after week we all sat around her living room to study the Bible, sing, and pray together. "Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each ot...  Read More

When I was young, someone very close to me tried to commit suicide.  We were at a football game in the marching band, and after performing our halftime show, I was pulled aside by a few people who were telling me that this person had passed out,  was being taken to the hospital, and I needed to get there.  I was ushered to a van by a sweet family that I barely knew who dropped me off at the hospit...  Read More

I like to have a window seat when I fly somewhere. It’s fun to watch the houses, cars and roads appear smaller and smaller as the plane ascends. One dreary day, though, there wasn’t much to see. The clouds were thick, dark and heavy, and soon we were right in their midst. I could barely see the wing tips as the plane bounced in the turbulence. Suddenly, the plane broke through the clouds into a di...  Read More