With advent beginning in two and a half weeks many people are looking ahead and buying gifts, decorations, food, planning for company, family gatherings and more. Why? Because when Christmas finally arrives, they will be ready to celebrate.

Sometimes Christians tend to think that they should think of others as more important than themselves. After all we are to love our neighbor, and be kind to them.

What is the most important and precious thing you own? Something that should be in your hands and your eyes gaze upon every day?

Listen to the daily news and it can create anxiety and worry about many things: economy, war, socialism, freedom, disasters, violence etc. As followers of Jesus Christ, are we at the mercy of our world?

Currently farmers are hard at work harvesting their corn and beans that were planted last April and May. From that time on much has been done to ensure the best yield and quality possible

We can’t read the gospels without coming across the Pharisees. The Pharisees began as a religious group that stood opposed to pagan Greek culture