by Andy Steen | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog, Christian Living, Holiness
You’ve made a decision to follow Christ. Now what? What ethic do you live by? The Ten Commandments? Poor Richard’s Almanac? In several places in the New Testament we are taught to live the Christian life by what the old time theologians called mortification and...
by Mary Capalbo | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog, Christian Living, Commitment, Community, Faith, Obedience, Prayer, Trust
The Background I never thought that the employees at a bowling alley would know my shoe size by heart. About four months ago, my husband got the great idea to buy my brother-in-law, Michael, a summer bowling pass for his college graduation gift. And, as bowling is no...
by Andy Steen | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog, Christian Living, Holiness
As a father, one of my greatest joys is seeing my kids grow. Not grow in inches, but in maturity. Seeing them perform an act of kindness when they thought no one was looking. Witnessing them do their chores without being asked. Hearing them ask their mom if there...
by Andy Steen | Apr 26, 2018 | Anxiety, Blog, Christian Living
“I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.” (Lam. 3:19) Thus speaks the author of Lamentations, a book of sorrows wherein the author mourns the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. ...
by Mary Capalbo | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog, Christian Living, Contentment, Encouragement, Faith and Fear, Gospel, Heaven, Obedience, Sovereignty of God, Surrender
What do you think of when you hear someone say, “the grass is always greener on the other side”? I know for myself those words bring to mind a picture of someone struggling on tippy toes to peek over a fence into the neighboring yard. That someone may have a beautiful...
by Mary Capalbo | Feb 28, 2018 | Accountability, Blog, Christian Living, Encouragement, Gratitude, Obedience
So, I have a horrible memory. Because of this, it absolutely amazes me to hear someone recall the exact date and place that an event happened five years ago, or to witness someone recite every Yankees player who has a retired number. I’m not that person. ...
