If you are anything like me, you can be quick to get stirred up about some things. When someone rubs us the wrong way, or perhaps we want to jump to a friend’s defense in a matter. We have to be SO careful about being easily “stirred up” in these kinds of matters. James 1:19 …
Remember who you are!
When I was a child, I remember hearing “Not in this family we don’t”. What my parents meant by that was, it didn’t matter what everyone else was doing. There was a certain level of behavior expected from us. There were certain things we were not going to do/say, etc. You know that verse in …
What kind of house is yours?
How would visitors characterize your house? Would they say it is a house of neatness? A house of order? Or would they leave feeling stressed, and glad to get home to their own place of rest? No matter how people would describe my home in the physical sense, I have found one description from the …
Is He Yours?
That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, …
Why is there a fig tree in the vineyard?
Fig trees and vineyards are used symbolically and literally throughout scripture. But several months ago, a passage of scripture including both plants caught my attention, and I haven’t been able to get away from it! I have researched and found out some very interesting things about fig trees and vineyards. I want to share those …
From a pillow to a pillar
Well, it was in this very place, without complaint, sleeping on a pillow of stones, that Jacob received a vision and promise from the Lord himself
A few thoughts from Christ’s betrayal, crucifixion, and resurrection…
It never ceases to amaze me. The Lord can use a Bible story you have read a hundred times, and speak to you differently every time you read it. Here are some fresh thoughts I gleaned from His resurrection story this year… Even after an angel appears, keep praying. (Luke 22:43-44) While Christ was praying …
Stop your worrying!
3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. …
The power of the Holy Spirit to give us the words to say
When the Holy Ghost (or the Holy Spirit) moves in, everything changes! He brings life. He brings joy!
Life is Always Greater than Death: Choose Life
Warning: Today’s blog post is about a sensitive, but hot topic right now. Because it is such a “trigger” issue, I am going to leave opinion out of it (although I have a strong one) and simply tell you what God has to say about the matter of abortion. One of the ways the devil …