1 John 3: It's Not the Sin
1 John 3: it’s not the sin, but the practice of sinning. It’s not the murder, but the hatred that leads to murder in our hearts. For when...
Thoughts on Daily Life and the Scriptures
I once read that when God puts a calling on your life and confirms it, you don't need a second opinion. No one else needs to understand your unique calling. It is YOURS, given by GOD. This is a place to reflect on the scriptures and to venture into the everyday as you find it, and live the calling that is uniquely yours.
1 John 3: it’s not the sin, but the practice of sinning. It’s not the murder, but the hatred that leads to murder in our hearts. For when...
We have all heard it, but do we live by it? “Do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring. Let another praise...
Our faith, yours and mine, is an active faith. It is alive and full of motion and it breathes. It is not something we contemplate and...
I read this twice and felt the Holy Spirit really impressed upon me the importance of how to stop quarreling in its tracks - don’t engage!...
There is a message from Christ. God is light. Verse 6-10: “If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and...
Ahhh self control. Something that is never fully conquered but always being worked on. Always a good reminder to us all that we must...
14 “And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.15 We are even found to be misrepresenting...
God tells us over and over not to seek revenge. It is so hard not to want to see those who have hurt us fall. But the Bible clearly...
My God is your God and we are brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus if we are saved by His blood sacrifice and are living in the Spirit. ...
This chapter is a favorite for people to talk about wives submitting to husbands and husbands loving their wives, elect. That’s all well...
Proverbs 23: Stay true to the path God has you in and don’t be lured by the trappings of this world. Whether it be power, wealth,...
Before I get into this proverb, did you notice vs 28? I was so excited to see this verse in light of what our country is doing to itself...
I was attending the Bible study and fellowship group I belong to this Sunday and as we began studying, we talked of Deborah. She was a...
Like the Israelites in the desert, we are human and forget so easily the statutes of the Lord. Reminders are always needed lest we stray...
When Christ died for you. He did not die just so that you could say, “thank you and yes I need you.” You, if you believe that you indeed...
Verses17-19 say “so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith - that you being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to...
Verses 3-11-22 you find ways to stay above reproach and out of trouble. It's like a playbook of sorts and I am so glad we have it. ...
“Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed”, vs 17. Mother Theresa would say to everyone she...
You were made for today. You were made for here and now, for this very time in history that you inhabit. You were made for the family you...
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgement. (vs 1). How many times have you (or I) had an...