We Never Stand Alone
“They will fight you, but they will fail. For I am with you and I will take care of you. I, the Lord, have spoken! (Jeremiah 1:19, NLT) Over the course of our days, we will encounter spiritual battles but we can experience victory because: God is with us. God will...
Faithful Utensils of Grace
We're in the fifth week of the study, "Faithful Household of God" which brought wonderful and needed thoughts ... ~*~*~ In 2 Timothy 2:20-26, Paul talks about being expensive utensils, utensils that are cherished and loved. We want our lives to be used by God in ways...
This Special House
Psalm 132, the thirteenth Song of Ascents, brings us to look and think about the temple – God’s house. “What makes God’s house so special is not the building or the architectural style or the materials. What truly counts is the spiritual reality of what...
The Devoted Life
"... do you love Me? ... Tend My sheep." (John 21:16) "Jesus did not say to make converts to your way of thinking, but He said to look after His sheep, to see that they get nourished to the knowledge of Him. Today we have substituted doctrinal belief for personal...
Compromise
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Compromise. Compromise - the definition which comes to mind is a watering down of a standard. A quick check of the dictionary brings a...
Books: One for Adults & One for Kids
Two books landed in my mailbox lately - one for adults and one for kids. Both make for wonderful summer reading if anyone is looking to add to their reading list. We all want to be happy and we start pursuing happiness from a young age. Yet happiness can only...