The only thing that can enable us to unconditionally love others is the realization we are unconditional loved 🙏🏼

Great stuff! Hungry & humble Effort & attitude

The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to STRENGTHEN those whose hearts are fully committed to Him. 💪🏻 2 Chronicles 16.9

Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine. Psalms 16:5

Mentors are the ultimate shortcut

Today is a gift - what are you going to do with it? 👊🏼

to be list > to do list

“All moments are key moments and life itself is grace.” Frederich Buechner

Simple act speaks volumes 🎯

Holy Week reminds us of Christ’s sacrifice and victory! 🙏🏼

Something to think about…🤔 Win the person, not the argument.

“Treat the world like you are family” ~ 100 year old man

A quick and easy tip for building habits that last: Pick a standard time and place to do it. It’s easier to wake up knowing “I exercise at 4pm” than to decide each time when to fit a habit into your day. If it’s already decided, all you need to do is show up.

Q&A on Ash Wednesday Q: Why do Christians observe Ash Wednesday? A: Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a season of repentance and reflection. It reminds us of our mortality and our need for Christ. Q: Why do people have ashes placed on their foreheads? A: The ashes, in the shape of a cross, are a visible sign of repentance and a reminder of the words spoken: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Q: Isn’t it strange to have ashes smeared on our heads? A: It may seem strange, but it is a deeply meaningful act. From baptism onward, we daily practice dying to self, and Ash Wednesday is a public acknowledgment of that truth. Q: Didn’t Jesus say we shouldn’t disfigure our faces when fasting (Matt. 6:16-18)? A: Yes, but his warning was against hypocrisy, not visible signs of faith. If applied to Ash Wednesday, it would also forbid outward Christian marks such as cross necklaces or Bible-verse clothing. Wearing a cross—whether on our forehead, our neck, or in our front yard—is a way of proclaiming that we belong to Christ. Q: What does Ash Wednesday teach us about life and death? A: We remember that we, mortal creatures, beset by sin, weak and failing and falling apart, will one day join those innumerable others who have gone before us, whose bodies now lie beneath the soil. We live in repentance and faith, knowing that one day, to dust we shall return. Q: Is Ash Wednesday only about death? A: No. The ashes also remind us of Christ’s sacrifice. Just as the cross is traced on our foreheads, a crown of thorns was placed on his brow as he bore our sins. Q: How does baptism relate to Ash Wednesday? A: The same heads that bear ashes today were once washed in baptism. We are dust, but we are dust that has had water poured upon it, Spirit breathed into it, so that in Jesus we became the ever-living, ever-forgiven, ever-beloved children of our Father. Q: What makes Ash Wednesday both strange and beautiful? A: It is a day of contrasts—mourning our sin yet rejoicing in salvation, acknowledging our death yet remembering eternal life in Christ. It is a day to repent, reflect, and rest in the love of God.

pray without ceasing 🙏🏻

Corporate worship is designed to cause you to love Jesus and his Word more and more, so that more of what you think, desire, say and do is shaped by that love.

Do babies and young children go to Heaven? At 12:50 AM on a Tuesday morning, our ten-year-old son with unique needs went to be Jesus. So, a statement like this begs the question, “Am I just wishing this to be true, or do I Biblically know this to be true?” Meaning, is there support in Scripture that God welcomes babies (born and unborn), young children, and those with unique mental needs (meaning they may be older, but have the mind of a child) immediately into Heaven? I absolutely believe the Bible answers this. Here are Biblical reasons why I know this to be true: God’s Knowledge: The Lord knows every child at conception and values them. They are considered a person, known and loved by God, from the very beginning. (Psalm 139:13 - 16). God’s Declaration: God refers to young children as “innocents”. Not that they were perfect or without a sin nature, but they were innocent of the ability to understand the need of repentance and forgiveness. (Jeremiah 19:4). God’s Promise: In Deuteronomy, we find an unbelieving generation of Israelites being prevented from entering the Promised Land, but their children were exempt from that penalty and were able to enter (Deuteronomy 1:39). God’s Possession: He considers all babies to be His. God condemns Israel in Ezekiel 16:21, of the wretched act of child sacrifice. “You slaughtered My children and offered them up to idols by causing them to pass through the fire.” God’s Compassion: He has compassion on all little ones and infants, and is not willing that even one of them should perish (Matthew 18:14). His grace covers them, until they realize their need of a Savior. God’s Illustration: He used a child to illustrate what one must become like to enter His Kingdom (Matthew 18:1 -5). If infants and children would end up in Hell if they died young, He most likely wouldn’t use them as an illustration of how to enter the Kingdom. God’s Compliment: He said children were the greatest in His Kingdom (Matthew 18:4). God’s Blessing: Jesus blessed the little children and said the Kingdom of God belongs to them (Mark 9:13 – 16). Jesus typically didn’t bless those destined to Hell or promise them the Kingdom, unless He meant it. David’s Assurance: David knew that he would be in heaven forever after death (Ps 23:6). He also had the assurance that his baby (that had died) would be there as well, where they would be reunited. “… I will go to him, but he will not return to me (2 Samuel 12:22 – 23).” God’s Presence: I do not believe in a “soul sleep”. When babies, young children, and those with unique needs die; they are with the Lord immediately (2 Corinthians 5:8, Luke 23:43). God is not silent on this topic. Scripture speaks. Therefore, you can know with absolute confidence that you did not “lose” your baby, child, or loved one with unique needs. You didn’t lose them, because you know exactly where they are. They are perfectly and fully alive with Jesus.

A reminder that happiness is often found in small things. ❤️(🎥:@UNC)

But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) Ephesians 2:4-5 NLT

“Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve… You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy New Year! 2025 AD. Anno Domini; the year of our Lord. May it be so for all of us! 🙏🏻