Like Grass
Confession: I used to like smoking grass. But I didn’t know that I was like grass. A short-lived greenery, only to fade away into a Christless eternity. But then something… Continue Reading Like Grass
Confession: I used to like smoking grass. But I didn’t know that I was like grass. A short-lived greenery, only to fade away into a Christless eternity. But then something… Continue Reading Like Grass
“Do all things without complaining…” Philippians 2:4 With my daughter being about 2 ½ years old, I have heard quite a bit of crying the past couple of years. That’s what… Continue Reading From Complaining to Communicating
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I John 5:11 “he who has the Son has life” I have heard many times about people talking to a family member or a friend about having “the Big C.”… Continue Reading The Big C
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…” Matthew 28:19-20 I was 19 years old when I went to Baja California on my first mission trip. It changed my thinking as… Continue Reading The Real Power of Mission Trips
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Our friend Pete seems healthily hung up on this thing called grace. In the opening 13 verses of his first letter, we come across it three times. Yep, I can… Continue Reading Grace – teleiõs
In my Sunday school class, we have been taking steps to become deeply rooted in the heart of Jesus. We have been thoughtfully reflecting on how Jesus reveals the heart… Continue Reading Rooted in Christ
Sin. We think of the loud thunderous glaring gongs of sin – “big things” like sex, drugs, abuse, perversion, murder. But Peter… He starts off chapter two with five subtly… Continue Reading Subtly Slimy
A woman in a Christian group that I am a part of shared this quote with our group and it spoke to many of us. It says: “Lord, you put… Continue Reading God’s Gift of Limitations
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“Seek first his kingdom and His righteousness” Matt 6:33 You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Age is just a number.” People who use that phrase are usually on the “high side” of… Continue Reading Age is Just a Number
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“…I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you” (Jn.15:14). “Sometimes we like to go where everybody knows [our] name,” says… Continue Reading FRIENDSHIP
I am going to grab my King Jimmy (a.k.a. Kings James Version) for verse 14, he shoots really straight. As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts… Continue Reading Molded by God
The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread? Psalm 27:1 It has been my good fortune to have had many, many great believers… Continue Reading My God, My Fortress
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