by Nate Stevens | May 18, 2023 | Christian Living, Encouragement
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” (Psalm 34:8). I was talking, but not tasting. My mother-in-law, Miriam, offered to make sandwiches for lunch. Of course, who can turn down a homemade sandwich. Munching through the...
by Nate Stevens | Jan 19, 2023 | Christian Living, Eternity
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth … but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matthew 6:19-20). The winning field goal was up and good! Our favored team won! Or had they? Recently, we went out for dinner at one of those “social” restaurants with...
by Nate Stevens | Nov 2, 2022 | Christian Living, Encouragement, Eternity
“Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it” (Colossians 4:17) What is your ministry? Wait! Before you deny it and check out, yes, you have one. Ministry can mean many different things to different people. The word Paul used...
by Nate Stevens | Jul 16, 2022 | Christian Living, Eternity, Transformation
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it...
by Nate Stevens | May 5, 2022 | Christian Living, Encouragement
So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. (Luke 5:1-2) In the business of fishing, the nets...
by Nate Stevens | Mar 25, 2022 | Christian Living
Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. [Psalm 119:11] While recently helping my wife with a huge online file download of pictures for a eulogy presentation, the link came with confusing instructions. We couldn’t see the download button...
