Author: Glenn

   JUST SHOW UP!                   “But now you yourselves are to put off all these:  anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.  Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old unregenerate self with its evil practices.”   Colossians 3:8-9 No matter what anyone says, just show up and do… Continue reading JUST SHOW UP! 

You are not alone.   Do you know who else found themselves in daunting circumstances? Noah, in the ark, as the entire world was engulfed by the great flood… David, standing before the menacing Goliath, with the fate of Israel on his shoulders… Moses and the children of Israel, trapped between the Red Sea before them… Continue reading You are not alone.

ROMANS 8:38-39      PASSION TRANSLATION   So now I live with the confidence that there is nothing in the universe with the power to separate us from God’s love. I’m convinced that his love will triumph over death, life’s troubles, fallen angels, or dark rulers in the heavens. There is nothing in our present or… Continue reading Romans 8:38-39

The Power to Serve ‘And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost.’  Luke 1:41 Upon hearing the greeting of Mary, John the Baptist leaped for joy inside his mother’s womb (v. 44).  A six month old… Continue reading The Power to Serve

Why Your Past Doesn’t Matter to God One of the great truths revealed in the story of the Prodigal Son is that the gospel is not about our past but our present and future.  The happiest person at the party wasn’t the newly restored and forgiven son but his father.  The critical, fault finding brother… Continue reading Why Your Past Doesn’t Matter to God

1st  Corinthians 13  (Christmas version) If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I’m just another decorator.  If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at… Continue reading 1st  Corinthians 13  (Christmas version)

THE FATHER’S PLAN Luke 24:21  “But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel; and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.” When the right time came, God sent forth His Son from Heaven in His pre-existent state, into the world.  He was born… Continue reading THE FATHER’S PLAN

  Hebrews 1:1-6   The Message Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries.  Recently he spoke to us directly through his Son.  By his Son, God created the world in the beginning, and it will all belong to the Son at the end.  This Son… Continue reading Hebrews 1:1-6   The Message

  PLACE IT IN HIS HANDS One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?”  Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.”  Now there was much grass in the place.  So the… Continue reading PLACE IT IN HIS HANDS

  If it troubles you, God wants to take care of it! “The very hairs on your head are all numbered.  So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.”                    Luke 12:7 NLT Many Christians make the mistake of thinking… Continue reading  If it troubles you, God wants to take care of it!