Better Together: The Blog

It is my hope that you have had time to really remember the reason for this season and to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus and that you take time to embrace the new year with a heart of gratitude and love. Remember Christ’s love for you is unconditional, and our finite mind can’t […]

The apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians from prison. I don’t know about you but I don’t know that I could write the words of encouragement and exhortation from prison. In fact I am pretty sure I would have been complaining, sorry to say. However, even though Paul knew hardship he also knew […]

Romans 15:13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. This verse I find very interesting. It says I pray that God, who is the source of hope […]

The apostle Paul describes Jesus himself as our peace. Jesus removed all the that separate humanity from one another and from God and offers his peace to others as a gift. We as his followers have the opportunity to receive, keep and cultivate this gift of peace. However, this requires humility, gentleness, patience, and love […]

Luke 2:9-159And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. 10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; 11for today in […]

Isaiah 9:6-76For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 7There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the […]

Colossians 1:19-23For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, 20and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven. 21And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in […]

Acknowledge Jesus The average person makes over 35,000 decisions a day. That’s an average of 1,500 decisions an hour (if you were awake for 24 hours). From opening your eyes and getting out of bed to choosing to read this sentence, your life is composed of thousands of seemingly small decisions that shape the course […]

The Hebrew word for peace is Shalom, and it describes a deep sense of well-being that comes through the presence of completion, reconciliation. This week we will focus on peace, the word I want to focus on in this definition is complete. Jesus brings a completion to us that we can not bring to ourselves. […]

Isaiah 4:3 3 Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,“Clear the way through the wilderness    for the Lord!Make a straight highway through the wasteland    for our God! (NIV) Today, as you reflect on the arrival of the coming Christ, give God praise that He made a way for us to have relationship with Him through Jesus. He made […]