by Colton Jansen | Jan 29, 2020 | God's Love
When I was in middle school, my Youth Group did a costume party. I was a shy kid, but for me the idea of being dressed as someone I wasn’t gave me a sense of security and confidence. After days of searching, I found my costume. I would be going as SHAGGY from...
by Colton Jansen | May 7, 2017 | God's Love, Lifestyle, Scriptures
Have you ever witnessed a child behave in an unrestrained manner? What I’m talking about are those moments when we see a child creating chaos, or throwing an uncontrollable fit in the grocery store. I don’t know about you, but the first thing I ask myself...
by Colton Jansen | Dec 30, 2016 | God's Love, Lifestyle, Scriptures
Fear, pain, loss, and the unknown can be overwhelming. There are times I feel like the world is crashing in on all sides; like there is no route of escape. Our natural response in those circumstances is to shut down, to close ourselves off. In these moments, these...
by Colton Jansen | Dec 14, 2014 | God's Love
Remember the wonders he has performed. —1 Chronicles 16:12 About a month before getting engaged to my beautiful wife, I had just moved into my first apartment. When looking ahead at the money we would need to put aside for a wedding and honeymoon within the next year,...
by Colton Jansen | Apr 20, 2014 | God's Love
Easter I can’t believe Easter is here already. Easter…growing up, when I heard that word, my mind would immediately think about wonderful baskets filled with sweet goodies; Peeps, Hershey Kisses, Reese’s and all the good stuff! I would think about...
by Colton Jansen | Apr 5, 2014 | God's Love, Scriptures
When you grow up in the church, like I did, you become familiar with the wonderful stories of the bible. But there was one huge thing that I overlooked for years…and when it finally stuck, it changed my life forever: God thinks about me…not only that; God deeply...
