I love Fall for lots of reasons, but especially because of the delicious comfort foods that come back with cooler weather. It is no secret that I have been trying to eat “healthier” these days, but it is not easy to make some of the good, fall, comfort foods in a healthy way, especially desserts. There are not a lot of good substitutes for butter, cheese, sugar and cream! If you leave those ingredients out of most desserts, or try to substitute anything else for them, the

Based on teaching by Dan Roseman Where is your focus these days? We tend to pay attention to the things in life that make the most noise; and there are plenty of really “loud” things in life. In Colossians 3, the Apostle Paul tells us to set our hearts and minds, not on things that are “loud”, but rather on “things above.” (vv.1-2) He tells us to “let the message of Christ dwell among you richly”. So how do we do that? In this text, Paul gives us: Three Ways to Live fo

What comes to mind when you read the word “surrender?” Defeat? Giving up? Loss? We don’t like the idea of surrendering; but what if I told you that surrender doesn’t always mean defeat? The truth is that when we surrender our lives to Christ, we actually win in so many ways! In Colossians 2:11-23, we discover the answer to an important question: What happens when I surrender my life to Christ? Six Ways I Win When I Surrender My Life to Christ (Colossians 2:11-23) 1) Su

Are you a goal setter? Even if you don’t write them down, it is always a good idea to have personal and professional goals in mind. Goals give us a target to aim for; they help us to stay on track, make progress. In his letter to the church in Colossae, the Apostle Paul wanted to make sure that they stayed in track and weren’t swayed by some of the false teaching that was causing confusion and division among the Believers there; so he offers three important faith goals and