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...
Questions, Doubts, and Answers
Devotional books have a unique way of speaking into our current lives, even though they may have been written years ago. They have a way of reminding us that nothing escapes the eye of God. Not a single blessed thing. The enemy whispers his dirty little lies in which...
Flames, Strength & Truth
We began the week with reading 2 Timothy 1:1-7. Here we find Paul commending Timothy for his genuine faith. Even though they are apart, Timothy is remembered fondly. "This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on...
Growing in Childlike Faith
Today we are going to look at the twelfth psalm of ascents, Psalm 131. Here we find a simple and beautiful call to childlike faith in God. “The more a believer matures spiritually, the more childlike his faith will become. Growing to trust God involves assuming many...