Prepare Your Heart for Grace This Christmas

We decorated for Christmas a little early. And by that I mean all our decorations were up by the first week of November. In my opinion it was too early. But really, is it ever too early to get ready for Christmas? With Christmas only a week away, it’s an acceptable time to get ready […]

Dealing with Disappointment

This world lets us down. We are faced with disappointments every day. Sometimes it’s little things that hardly phase us. But whether it’s a less than satisfactory grade in school, a cancelled plan, a lost friend or anything else, disappointments sometimes shake our world. What can we do when faced with a disappointment that threatens […]

The Power of Scripture

Last week at my youth group, our leaders read scripture over us, specific to our struggles. It was pretty cool. We would say something we had been struggling with and they would give us a few verses. When they read a verse for me, I was a little reluctant at first. I hadn’t explained my […]