Defining Love by the Word, Not the World Love is one of the most overused - misunderstood - even abused - words in our culture today. The world is so quick to throw the word love in our faces over and over again without understanding the depth or responsibility that comes with true Biblical Love. In a world where we are constantly pushed to "follow our heart" and are asked "how does that make you feel", we as children of God and even more so to be heirs to Christ's Kingdom we

Written by Laura Novotny I am so excited to share this little devotional with you all! This one is special to us as it was written and shared by a very dear friend and sister in Christ! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Have you ever heard it said that you don't have to like someone to love them? Well, that may be true from a worldly point of view, but in the context of our church brethren, the fellow believers within our local church membership, God teaches us somethin

What comes to mind when you ponder having a willing heart? 🩶 The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about a willing heart is the story of Abraham and Isaac. History tells us that God tested Abraham's faith by telling him to OFFER his only son. God didn't actually want Abraham to kill his only son whom he loved. He wanted to see Abraham's willing heart and faith. Boy did Abraham LIVE that faith. Let's back up really quick to why I capitalized OFFER up there becaus

It's that time of year again! Just like every year, we have the saying in our minds and mouths of OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW! Don't get me wrong I am all about a good refresh of goals and priorities. Even more so when those goals and priorities are focused on growing and building your life in and with Christ at the center. So, for this New Year's let's talk about the MOST important version of "out with the OLD and in with the NEW". I am of course meaning the Old Cov

Isaiah 9:6 (KJV) "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The might God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." I am sure we are all familiar with this verse and have heard it, have seen it, and read it at some point this time of year.... at least once. A prophecy of THE King, THE Messiah, OUR Lord and Saviour. It's one that fills our hearts with joy, peace,

Every year I make old-fashioned candy cane cookies that my grandmother taught me as a little girl. Year after year sweet memories flood my mind, heart, and senses with the smell of the peppermint and that first warm soft bite of this special treat. This year we made the cookies on a Saturday and the very next day, the Lord's Day, we were blessed with an amazing lesson from one of our Pastors that will forever change the way I look at Candy Canes! In this lesson our Pastor tau

Written by Chelsea Jenkins A few summers ago, I read a book called Glory in the Ordinary. God blessed my heart so much with this book and showed me some really beautiful things that I thought I would share. This book is about finding joy in homemaking and how we can use that to serve the Lord. The biggest enlightenment the Lord blessed my study with was just four simple words.... order out of chaos. It gets you thinking, what does this mean to me as a wife, a mother, and a ke

Goodies and the Gospel LOVE ❤️ to share sweet treats with you all. It doesn't matter if it is with a family member, a friend, a neighbor, or stranger. The JOY that the Lord fills us with every time we hand over one of our baggies filled with homemade love and God's sweet Word is over whelming! However, there is no sweetness like the SWEETNESS of SALVATION! This sweetness satisfies more than the stomach or any sweet tooth we could ever have. Tasting the goodness of God not onl

Why Goodies and the Gospel? ✨Hello from Goodies and the Gospel✨ We would like to take a moment to tell you a SWEET little testimony of how Goodies and the Gospel came to be. My name is Chelsea, and I am so very excited to share these stories with you!   To get started I'll dive into how I personally got here. I wish I could start this story saying that I have always been saved since I was a little girl, but TRUTH is I can't. While I did grow up in a church and I have always