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People laugh and say “Oh, it’s the OCD in me.” We want things certain ways and in a certain order. I think that is true for everyone at some time or another. But for those of us with OCD it’s not always a laughing matter. It can be a debilitati... Keep Reading

Recently we finished up a long series in our Wednesday studies from Colossians 1. The chapter oozes great truth about Jesus, His glory, and how he works in our lives. The first portion of the chapter features a prayer from Paul to the believers he writes.  The p... Keep Reading

When I was 16 I worked at a seasonal haunted schoolhouse. This was very ironic because when I was younger, I was the guy who chickened out at every opportunity to go through one of those creepy things. I remember my dad asking if my brother and I wanted to go to one o... Keep Reading

I’ve grown up attending the same church all my life.  At this point in time, I’d call it a small church.  It wasn’t always that way.  Growing up, my church seemed huge!  Both the building itself and the number of people there.&nbs... Keep Reading

Philippians 2:3-11 A Spiritual Cheap Shot Some incidents may be small relative to the scheme of things, but they stay with us.  During my young adult years, I played in a church softball league.  On the drive home after one of our games, one of m... Keep Reading

At the youth fall retreat recently, I posed a question to our teens: What if we could see each other’s thought bubbles (like the thought bubbles in a cartoon strip), particularly when it came to our thoughts in relationships. When two people interact, how much o... Keep Reading

Do you have enough? If you're like me (or most of us!), you have often thought something like this: "Life would be a lot easier if I just had ____________." How we fill in that blank can reveal a lot about us. Perhaps legitimate needs do press. But, often we may jus... Keep Reading

Whether you’re a new believer or a “seasoned Christian” you have probably made thestatement “I trust God….”. You can insert whatever you like after that - …with my life, …everyday, ….over my kids, etc. The list... Keep Reading

Psalm 139 A Terrifying Development in the Akron Area Recently, a disturbing article appeared in the Sunday Akron Beacon Journal.  The headline article read, “Akron Children’s Hospital opens Center for Gender Affirming Medicine.”[1]&n... Keep Reading

Would you consider taking a class on bomb defusing interesting? It could teach you about red wires, blue wires, digital timers, ignition methods and the best way to assess what strategies to employ to defuse these bombs. Maybe some people would be interested in that f... Keep Reading