Scripture, Faith, and Everyday Life

There’s a lot of pain in the world right now.  I see it when I'm working at the Food Pantry or when I'm talking with friends or people I work with.  For many, it feels like the walls are closing in, families struggling to afford food with SNAP funding halted, seniors on fixed incomes watching prices climb higher every month, and hardworking people wondering how they’ll make it through another week. And then there are the battles no policy can fix. like when someone you love is told they have cancer and there’s nothing more the doctors can do.  Read more

On this date in 1517, a German monk named Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the church door in Wittenberg. That single act challenged corruption, called believers back to Scripture, and sparked the Protestant Reformation — a movement that transformed the Church and Western civilization.

Luther’s message spread like wildfire thanks to a brand-new invention: the printing press.
It carried his words across Europe within weeks and made the Bible accessible to ordinary people for the first time. Truth was no longer locked away — it could be read, shared, and lived.  read more

Make a difference today. One small act of kindness — a text, a call, a prayer — can change a life. Inspired by the story of the starfish, this post reminds us that God uses simple moments to reach hearts.

Recently, someone left a comment on our Facebook page criticizing Christians for “using Halloween to push a false religion.” I want to take a momen...

My daughter and I traveled to Batey 7 in the Dominican Republic, a small village near the Haitian border where families live with very little—scarce electricity, shared water, and simple homes. Despite the poverty, the children overflowed with joy, and their faith was strong and genuine. Serving together changed both of us, teaching us that true happiness comes from relationships, gratitude, and trust in God. It was a life-changing experience we will never forget.

Biblical friendship - why it matters.  Discover the importance of Christian friendships. Learn what the Bible says about true friends and how to build godly relationships that last.

For those of us who grew up in the 1960s, the sounds of The Beach Boys weren’t just music—they were the soundtrack to a moment in time. Warm summer days, cruising in cars with the windows down, beach trips, and simpler times all wrapped in three-part harmonies and surf guitar. It’s a melancholy thing to lose someone whose voice and lyrics shaped your memories.

Recently, news broke that Michael Tait — lead singer of the Newsboys and former member of DC Talk — publicly confessed to a season of deep personal struggle. He admitted to alcohol abuse, sexual sin, and cocaine use. In his statement, he did not try to justify his behavior. Instead, he turned to God with a broken heart and quoted the words of King David from Psalm 51: “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love.”

It was raw. It was honest. And it was biblical.

Ten practical ways we can show love to others today.  Life is so full of business that we sometimes forget that we are called to love one another, but how do we do that?  Here are 10 practical ways you can show love that could just transform your life.

This morning I read something that shook me.

A car crashed into a daycare center, killing four children. Just writing those words feels heavy and wrong. These were children who had just been dropped off by their parents — likely with quick hugs and rushed goodbyes — expecting to pick them up later that day. But that day never came.