Welcome to the New Year! I am so thankful that God has given us another year to love one another, to pray for each other, and to grow together more and more into the people He wants us to be. In this New Year as always, we followers of Christ...

We are in the season of parades, halfway between Macy’s Parade and the Rose Parade. One of my best friends used to go to the Rose Parade prior to attending the Rose Bowl game later that afternoon. His parents knew some people of wealthy means who had seats each year...

What do you do when you are not feeling the joy of Thanksgiving? What do you do when you are not feeling thankful? Perhaps you have experienced deep loss. Maybe your plans for the long weekend did not work out. Thanklessness can even happen when you’re stuck in a slump...

This year’s Veterans Day observance was yesterday and as I write this, I am thankful. I am thankful for all the men and women who have served and are currently serving our nation in our Armed Forces. I deeply appreciate their choice to serve and protect others as well as...