One of the main themes I share in my weekly blogs is the importance of maintaining a strong relationship with Jesus. The closer we are to Him, the greater our hope of spending eternity with Him in Heaven. If we don’t make Him our priority in this life, why would we seek Him in the […]
My kids love playing video games and enjoy their screen time, but they push back when I say it’s time to stop. I ask them to do many things they don’t like, yet I do it because it helps them grow. They’d rather talk with food in their mouths or race across the street without […]
I just completed my annual recurrent pilot simulator training, where I practice all the situations I hope never happen in real life. It’s a stressful few days, and we’re graded on our performance. While I’d rather not go through all that testing and pressure, I know it’s essential. Being prepared makes all the difference if […]
We’ve all experienced wanting something so deeply that we turn to God in prayer, asking Him to give it to us. Jesus tells us that if we ask, we will receive, and if we seek, we will find. Yet many of us know the feeling of not having all our prayers answered. It’s important to […]
I have many goals in life, but my highest priority is getting to Heaven. I believe most people would say the same. But how can we make sure we actually reach that goal? In the Gospel of Luke this weekend, we hear that the path to eternal life comes through loving God with all our […]
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.” This well-known and beautiful verse from the Gospel of John reveals the deep love the Father has for us. God gave us life and a beautiful world to live in, but we turned away from Him. Yet instead of abandoning us, He chose […]
People often joke that the only certainties in life are death and taxes, and many are terrified of both. Death, in particular, feels frightening if we believe it’s the end of our existence. But Jesus assures us that it’s not. In Matthew 25:46, He says, “And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the […]
