Honoring the Heroes of America Memorial Day Explained “Thank you for your service!” I hear this often on Memorial Day, and I am grateful for the recognition of my service to our country. However, there is some confusion about it with our holidays. Memorial Day is a time to honor those who gave their lives in service to others, reflecting the biblical call to sacrificial love. We remember with gratitude, pray with humility, and acknowledge that freedom is costly, pointing us ultimately to...

Honoring the Faith of Mothers The Influence of a Mother Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, grandmothers, and moms-to-be. Ann Jarvis began what would become Mother’s Day as a way to honor her mother’s faithful service to others. Years later, in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson officially set aside the second Sunday in May as a day to recognize and give thanks for mothers. Mother’s Day began as a way to recognize the quiet, faithful service of mothers, which is something worth honoring. When we...

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ What Easter Means to Us Jesus died for our sins and rose again to secure forgiveness, new life, and a living hope that never fades. “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” ~ Luke 24:5-6 At the empty tomb, they were looking for Jesus in the wrong place. And we often do the same. We look for Him in what’s familiar, predictable, or visible, yet He is alive and at work in ways we don’t always expect. Jesus tells us that He is...