Leap Like a Deer

Leap Like a Deer

by Desiree Bustamante Through Christ’s blood we have restoration, hope and peace. “Say to those with fearful hearts,     “Be strong, and do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.     He is coming to save you.” And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind     and unplug the ears […]

Clearing the Clutter of the Heart

Clearing the Clutter of the Heart

by Anna Haiar From Disorder to Renewal “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10, English Standard Version My desk at school rarely stays clean for long. Papers pile up with assignments waiting to be graded, notes to review, reminders scribbled in the margins. Before long, […]

What’s A Sacrifice?

What’s A Sacrifice?

By Pastor Don Schatz A Promise for Lent “For thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth.”  I Kings 17:14  New Revised Standard Version Elijah promised the widow of Zarephath.  While he stayed […]