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Fixing Holes in My Spiritual Sheetrock
Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting [Psalm 139:23-24]. An addition to the home, even if it is just a remodel, can be an exciting time. But it can also be...
“Consider Your Ways” – Introspection in a Time of Chaos
Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways! [Haggai 1:5] In a world seemingly turned on its head, some self-examination may be in order. Instead of clamoring for personal rights, preferential political agendas, and social media arguments, perhaps...
4 Ways God Can Guide Your Dating Activity
What do the Israelites, King Saul, and personal desire have to do with dating? Thank you for asking! To set the stage, I came across the following quote: Israel’s first venture into monarchy was a disappointment. God had always intended to give Israel a king. Israel’s...
The Joy of a Captivated Heart
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him [1 John 2:15]. What does it mean to not love the world? We are a part of this world and interact with it daily. There are many attractive benefits and...
Why Truth Has Lost Her Voice (Part 2)
Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name. [Psalm 86:11]. (Continuation from Part 1) What Can We Do? So, what are we to do? What response do we have to combat the assault on absolute truth? How do we not lose our way amidst...
Why Truth Has Lost Her Voice (Part 1)
Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name. [Psalm 86:11]. Why do people no longer desire absolute truth? What is the fascination with and vulnerability to “fake news”? Why are online streams filled with hatred and venom...
The Judgment Seat of Christ – Rewards or Rebukes
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. [2 Corinthians 5:10] Life has a 100% mortality rate. Yes, that’s a morbid yet sobering thought – one...
What Does it Mean to Have the Mind of Christ? (Part 2 of 2)
We have the mind of Christ [1 Corinthians 2:16]. (Continuation of Part 1) Personal Sacrifice Most people can agree with these steps so far. Humble service – check. Victory over sin – got it. Godly mindset and loving heart – working on it. But now we face the...
What Does it Mean to Have the Mind of Christ? (Part 1 of 2)
We have the mind of Christ [1 Corinthians 2:16]. Throughout Scripture, Christ followers are encouraged to have or to put on the mind of Christ. But what does that mean? Jesus alluded to this when He said, “It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher”...
God May Heal but the Scars Remain
I am the Lord who heals you [Exodus 15:26]. Pain is usually an unforgettable teacher. The lessons I’ve learned best in life have normally been associated with pain. Touch a hot stove and you learn (or should learn!) not to do that again. In 2019, I had two separate...
Fear – 8 Symptoms and 1 Antidote
God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7] If we've learned anything from this COVID pandemic, it should be this. Fear makes us do some strange things! In the transition period between when God was terminating...
Transformed Christian Singles Retreat: Oct 9-11, 2020!
Learn more about Transformed, the upcoming regional Christian Singles Retreat, June 19-20, 2020 at the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove…
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