Win the Battle {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
I keep circling around to one thought - Life is a battle. The battles may be spiritual, physical, emotional, relational, or a combination. But none the less, they are real and difficult and we just want to come through them. The more I kept thinking about battles, the...
Fight the Good Fight
We brought our study, Chosen: A Study in the book of Ephesians, to a close last week. It was a powerful week as we continued to look at parts of the armor which Christ has provided for us. We began with the helmet of salvation, as found in Ephesians 6:17. The helmet...
A Season of Rest
Happy Memorial Day! We typically think of this day as the beginning of summer. The season to slow down, go on vacation, get rest, and take a break from our typical year long routines. We can think of it as a sabbatical of sorts. The things we do each day – our work...
No Sufficiency
"For we who live are constantly being delivered over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh." (2 Corinthians 4:11, NASB) "What does this mean? It simply means that I will act only while leaning on God. I will...
Owe
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Owe. Owe - the dictionary defines it as a debt or to be indebted. Just sitting looking at the word reminds me of how much I owe to...
Look For the Goodness {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
Last year we divided and moved some plants from one part of our yard to another. They were good hardy plants, had grown quite large, and would fill in another border quite nicely. They were plants we had not ever before divided, nor moved, and were giving it our best...