2023-09-09
The Root System
If you get bumped in life and find that a bitter root has been disturbed and springs up with in you, take action!
Read more..If you get bumped in life and find that a bitter root has been disturbed and springs up with in you, take action!
Read more..Three women became part of the genealogy of Jesus, in spite of the labels they might have carried within their own communities.
Read more..What's in your hand? What have you been leaning on all these years? Is it a natural ability? Is it a drug? Is it something you're good at? Is it your reputation (or lack of one)?
Read more..Even as a slave, Joseph trusted God and remained faithful and served diligently, showing Potiphar that God was real.
Read more..I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Philippians 4:12
Read more..Questions: Have you been struggling with despair? Are you relying on feelings instead of fact? How can you affirm God’s truth in your life today?
Read more..“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7
Read more..Do you sometimes feel like you are not needed? You are. Paul explains that the body of Christ includes many parts — all needed and necessary.
Read more..Expectations. We all have them. We may call them by a different name – hopes, dreams, visions for the future, a reason to set goals today.
Read more..My advice: Get into it! The deep things of God don’t just drop into our brains; they are placed there through diligent study.
Read more..“Examine yourselves to see if your faith is really genuine.” 2 Corinthians 13:5 What a difference it would make if we could take time every morning to focus on the thought. Christ is in me.
Read more..“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
Read more..When asked to describe the width of his love, he stretched one hand to the right and the other to the left and had them nailed in that position so you would know he died loving you.
Read more..If you are in the shifting sands of life right now, seek out Jesus. He will be your rock, your stronghold, your refuge.
Read more..When I was young I thought a godly life meant avoiding things that others in town enjoyed freely. I was on the outside looking in as my youthful peers spoke of their first cigarette, drink, and engagements with girls. Their lives seemed carefree, and mine a burden.
Read more..“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good
Read more..Once a newborn infant starts to seek your face, the relationship journey begins. These precious bundle takes comfort in connecting with you and being in your loving arms,
Read more..Worship is more than our heart, soul, and words offered to God. It's our posture. When we understand the grace he has given us to be called his children, what else can we do but bow down.
Read more..How do you handle your tough times? When you are tired of trying, tired of forgiving, tired of hard weeks or hard-headed people—how do you manage your dark days?
Read more..You are an influencer! Our words, our tones, our attitudes impact how each encounter plays out through the entire week. You have opportunities to make a difference, to influence.
Read more..The "Golden Rule" is so straightforward, isn't it? Sometimes we make things, especially religious things, far too complicated and complex.
Read more..Man needs nothing so much as he needs something to bring life together into total meaning.—E. Stanley Jones
Read more..God opened my eyes to amazing new insights. This year my eyes were opened to the various ways (not just one way) God chose to speak to His followers. Have you noticed them before?
Read more..Have you met people who refuse to deal with sin in their life, who cross their arms and huff “I’ve done nothing wrong!”?
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