Growing In Holiness
While R.C. Sproul is not a new name to me, Growing In Holiness is the first book I have read by this pastor and author. Living out the life of a believer is a process of growth and is most often met with difficulties which challenge our growth in holiness. This book...
Fully Satisfied
The quote has been tucked into my Bible for years and every so often I return to read its familiar words. Our souls will long for more. If you need further proof, one only needs to watch a few minutes of TV commercials. Ads bombard us to buy more, buy expensive, and...
Of Faith, Anger & Awe
We closed out this month of January with our last week in the wonderful devotional book, Settle My Soul. If you have not read it, I highly recommend this one. ~*~*~ "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." (2 Timothy 4:7) It is...
Lessons All Around
There have been many lessons learned over the years with my granddaughters. Like the time Sophia asked for a banana. I handed her one and we sat down to read together. She wanted to peel it by herself. “Your bananas are sweet, Mimi. Deliciousâ€. Glad she was...
Give God Elbow Room
"Then it pleased him to reveal his Son to me ..." (Galatians 1:15, NLT) "As servants of God we must learn to make room for Him - to give God "elbow room". We plan and figure and predict that this or that will happen, but we forget to make room for God to come in as He...
Life
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. The prompt this week is … Life. This morning I find myself convicted by words spoken the other day. I may have said, "I was not meant to live in this time. I should...