Better Together: The Blog

Fear is a funny thing, it can make us do things we don’t want to do, it makes us not do things we know we should do. Fear can have such a strong grip on our minds that it can skew our view of something so deeply that we will not see truth. Fear is […]

Have you ever fell out in public and quicky got up and looked around to see who was watching? Or perhaps you have been out running errands all morning and you come home only to find your eyebrow pencil has been smudged and you look you like you have dirt all over your face? You […]

Well, here we are at the start of a new year, it is hard to believe. I don’t know about you, but I do enjoy fresh starts, a clean slate the opportunity to begin new. With Christ leading our life we have opportunity to have fresh starts daily, and for that I am grateful. I […]

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 […]