Grace is free to us, but it was not free. It came at a great cost. Thank you, Jesus! Join Reverend Ammie Bouwman for daily devotions, weekly teachings, Bible studies, and church online! Stay encouraged and equipped in your faith by visiting www.ammiebouwman.com or...

He meets us right where we are. When we cry out His name, He comes. His desire is for us to know His Father and believe; believe that we are created in His image and loved with an everlasting love. He took on sin and death and took our place - the ultimate sacrifice....

When I first saw this painting by Yongsung Kim called "The Hand of God," | believed he completely captured how I was feeling for those seventeen years while I had struggled with mental illness. While this picture actually depicts Jesus reaching down for Peter after he...

How do we battle the "storms" in our life? We need to look to Jesus and His example. In Mark 4:39, we read, "And He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea 'Peace, be still!’ And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm." Jesus first rebuked the storm...

As we start this new week, let's use the words from the song by Bethel Music. Let's Raise a Hallelujah! "I will sing a little louder: In the presence of my enemies Louder than the unbelief My weapon is a melody Heaven comes to fight for me!" Praising God in the middle...

"Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls." 1 Peter 1:8-9 Have a...

Maybe you’ve heard the saying “If you want to change, you have to be willing to be uncomfortable.” I think this is one of the hardest things we face when we’re presented with change. It’s the in between; it’s the unsettled, uncomfortable feeling we have until we get...

When you wake up in the morning, that is a gift. When you hang both legs over the side of the bed and drop your feet to start your day, that is a gift. When you open the fridge and find something to eat, that is a gift. When you pull out of the garage and head to...

Truthfulness is an important aspect when living a life like Christ’s. It is not only one of the Ten Commandments, but Jesus talks about it when giving the Sermon on the Mount: “‘All you need to say is simply “Yes” or “No”; anything beyond this comes from the evil...

Joshua 1:8 tells us to keep God's Word always on our lips, meditating on it day and night so that we may be careful to do everything in it. But God's Word also needs to be our foundation. In a time when it feels like everything is shifting and moving, we need to stand...