Full Forgiveness & Overflowing Redemption
This week we find ourselves reading the eleventh song of ascents – Psalm 130. “From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help. Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer.†(verses 1-2, NLT) Here we find the psalmist in his deep distress, crying...
Know What To Do
"If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them." (John 13:17, NKJV) "Be determined to know more than others ... When you know that you should do something and you do it, immediately you know more. Examine where you have become sluggish, where you began...
How
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … How. The last few months have brought more questions than answers as of late. Several crises colliding in our country and world have left...
Hear & Open
The book was challenging in the best of ways when I read it the first time a year ago. This present day seemed to be the right time to read it through once again. Our lives go through stages of growth in our relationship with Christ. He is ever moving us, through...
An Anchor of Hope
In recent days, I found myself returning to a familiar verse for peace, comfort, and hope: "We have this hope as an anchor for our lives, safe and secure." (Hebrews 6:19, HCSB) My soul is fragile these days as it finds itself in the midst of worldly turmoil and...
Character, Faithfulness & Love
There is no time like the present to think about the qualities of leadership, faithfulness, and compassion. ~*~*~ We began the week with reading 1 Timothy 3:1-7, where Paul begins the chapter with talking about church leadership roles and the importance of those who...