Are You Rightly Understanding Jesus?
My son-in-law is from Brazil, therefore English is his second language and he doesn’t always understand our idioms. At a family birthday party recently a family member said to him, speaking of his...
View ArticleHow to Overcome
Jesus dictated words to seven ancient churches through John in the book of Revelation. Each dictation, “to the angel of the church in…,” begins with the phrase “These are the words of…”, describes...
View ArticleAn Alternative to Presidential Politics
The demoralized and polarized political environment in the United States is getting more bizarre by the moment. Donald Trump spouts off about anything and everything, except his actual plans, and...
View ArticleFive Steps to Renewing Your Mind
What does your internal stream of consciousness sound like? There are words floating through my mind at all times; some are good and purposeful and others are not. My mental monologue generally...
View ArticleHow Do We Know If We Are Walking by the Spirit?
Walk by the Spirit, Paul told the Galatian believers. Sure; easier said than done. How do I know when my actions are Spirit driven and when they are not? We human beings are quite capable of...
View ArticleMy Relationship With My Local Church: What Happened?
God gives every believer gifts that are intended to be used for building up his people, his Church. My husband and I believe that and have served in many ways over the years. We got involved in a small...
View ArticleA Life of Consequence
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could live comfortable happy lives? No challenges. No difficulties. No pain. No rejection. Without consciously thinking in those terms, I think I wanted such an untried and...
View ArticleWaking Up To Aging
Admittedly, I’m a slow adapter to change. I’d rather not admit to myself that I am not 30 years old any more. Or 40. Or 50. It’s getting harder to ignore. Recently I spent an afternoon with two...
View ArticleHave Faith in Times of Frustration
September means a new school year for children and college students, a new year of work for their teachers and administrators, and a new start to church programs, volunteer plans and Bible studies....
View ArticleThe Whole Message of This New Life
How would you verbally communicate the entire message of your Christian life to a group of strangers? Describing your life chronologically, vocationally, spiritually, relationally or all four sounds...
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