Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble…
Who Are You Imitating?
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to…
The Comfort of Consistency
“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of the house of Israel, You who have been borne by Me from birth And have been carried from…
Be Like Hezekiah – How To Handle Bad News Like a Champ
After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the LORD’s Temple and spread it out before the LORD. (2 Kings 19:14 NLT) How…
Lonely Places
But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. (Luke 5:16 NIV) Ever heard the quotation, “The hurrier I go, the behinder I get?” Been there, done that, a time…
Oh, Bella! (Lessons on Love for the Misbehaving)
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are…
Anger Makes Me Angry
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the…
Consider the Lilies
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (Luke 12:27…
Spiritual Strength Training
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Therefore, strengthen…
Discovering Selah
How I learned to weave times of rest into the busy fabric of my life Dear Reader, This post was originally written two years ago, when I was just beginning…
Abba, Father
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” (Romans…
You Be You and I’ll Be Me
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) I met her when I…