Better Together: The Blog

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 […]

Colossians 1: 25-29 25 God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you. 26 This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God’s people. 27 For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you […]

Peter 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, (NIV) 1Peter 1:3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his […]

Psalms 39: 6-7 We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it. 7.And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My Hope is in you. I find this verse very interesting. The words busy and rushing jump out to me. […]

Have you ever hoped for something, and didn’t get it’? Of course you have. We all have. Have you ever had a period of time that felt hopeless? I am guessing if you are of any age, you have. Those times are difficult, I know I have gone through season of hopelessness, feeling lost, broken, […]

Psalms 103: 1-8 This passage of scripture is one of my favorites. It is packed full of goodness. It does a great job of defining characteristics of God. Once we gain an understanding of God’s character it helps us to realize our hope is not in our own doing, but in God and His good […]

Well, here we are again, once again we flip the calendar to a new month.  Can’t even believe that we are in December, wow where has the year gone?  Now, here I find myself in the busy of the season.  It’s so easy to get sucked into all the “things” during this month, the hustle […]

We are just days away from Thanksgiving, which I guess officially begins the holiday season. Though it seems every year, they “begin” the holiday season sooner. When I was little, I loved the holiday season, and much of my excitement and anticipation was the expectation of the gifts I would receive. However, I can say […]