Casey Treat

It’s been said that a mind is a terrible thing to waste.  This usually refers to a child who isn’t given a proper education, but I think we can take it a bit further and see how this can apply to all of us when it comes to our daily lives. God says that when [...]

How many times throughout history has it been said, “Jesus died for your sins”?  How many times have you heard this in your own life?  We’ve probably all been informed of this fact over and over again, too many times to number.  Yet I wonder if we’ve even come close to grasping the reality of [...]

It’s amazing how much our daily habits affect our lives.  It usually isn’t the big things we do that determine the life we live and who we become.  More often it’s the small and seemingly insignificant choices we make and daily habits we have that really make the difference. A great way to get on [...]

Most of us love it when life flows smoothly, when things are good, and when challenges are few.  But I’ve found that I usually experience much more growth through times of testing and challenge than I do through times of comfort and ease. In James 1:2-4, God tells us that we are to consider it [...]

Most of us were raised in an environment that gave the majority of its attention to self-preservation.  We’ve been programmed to make sure our needs are met first, and then maybe we’ll consider the needs of others.  I believe one of the most challenging things God instructs us to do is to get our focus [...]

The beginning of a year is a time when people’s thoughts turn toward making changes in their lives.  The great news about God working in our lives is that He’s ready at any time to help us make changes that will bring benefit to us.  Too often we allow our past to determine who we [...]

You may have seen or heard about the movie “Trading Places”, where a financially poor street hustler trades places with a wealthy and successful businessman.  While this is only an imaginary scenario that sets the stage for laughs, there is a similar truth from the Bible that can drastically change our lives: Jesus has traded [...]

There are many practical applications we find that can help our lives as we read the biblical account of the Christmas story.  One is found in the first chapter of Luke, when the angel Gabriel appears to Mary to tell her that she will be giving birth to the Son of God.  Mary’s response in [...]

If you had total control over your future, what kind of future would you choose for your life?  It would seem we all would choose to have a future that is bright, hopeful, and full of good things.  The truth is: none of us knows exactly what tomorrow holds and none of us is in [...]

One of the greatest aspects of God is His unchangeableness.  We’ve all known people who we trusted one day and who then turned on us the next day.  Right now we’re in the midst of an economy that is unstable and changing every day.  The weather will change, our health will change, our relationships will [...]