The Battlefield of My Heart

Posted by Tim Jackson on August 29, 2011

“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Ps. 34:18).

“A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all . . . the LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him.”... Read More

Listen to your children

Posted by Tim Jackson on August 22, 2011

Publishers have exterminated many trees over the last 30 years  compiling the plethora of ideas on the topic of building a child’s self-esteem. Pastors, teachers, psychologists, counselors, social workers, youth leaders and talk show hosts have shared their collective wisdom about how parents... Read More

“I don’t need easy. I just need possible.”

Posted by Jeff Olson on August 18, 2011

Last weekend I re-watched the film Soul Surfer. It’s tells the inspiring true story about the young surfer girl (Bethany Hamilton) whose arm was bit off by a shark in October of 2003 while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. Remarkably, only one month after the attack that nearly... Read More

Should Christians grieve?

Posted by Tim Jackson on August 17, 2011

Is grief okay for a Christian? Is it legitimate to be sad when you lose someone you deeply love? What’s this thing about “consider it pure joy” that James talks about in the New Testament? Should my “joy” as a Christian erase the pain of my journey through grief over... Read More

A season of loss

Posted by Tim Jackson on August 15, 2011

I haven’t written this blog for a couple of weeks.

I’ve been gone.

It’s been a rainy season for me and my family.



“When it rains, it pours,” was a saying my Grandma would often use when things were piling up and we were... Read More

Who do you love the most?

Posted by Jeff Olson on August 11, 2011

A young child once asked her father, “Daddy, who do you love the most, me or my brother?” The father wisely explained to his child that he loved each one of his children the same, but he sometimes expressed his love in different ways.

Later, the young child then asked, “Daddy,... Read More

What Occupies You?

Posted by Jeff Olson on August 4, 2011

To illustrate the truth of Ephesians 5:18, Evangelist DL Moody once held up an empty glass and asked an audience, “Tell me. How can I get the air out of the glass I have in my hand?” One man said, “Suck it out with a pump.” But Moody replied, “That would create a vacuum... Read More