In our study of Experiencing God, our ladies’ group has been memorizing a verse each week to go along with the lesson. These verses have centered on the principles of knowing, trusting and obeying God. A key theme in this Bible study is learning to pay attention when God invites us to join Him in …
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Hope In Despair
Psalm 43 is entitled a “prayer for deliverance.” Isn’t that what we are longing for today? To be delivered from all the confusion and uncertainty of what’s happening in our world right now? We need deliverance on all accounts, both as a nation in turmoil, and in our personal lives in a hundred different ways. …
Why I Want You To Open The Gift
While I would not classify myself as an “emotional” person (ask my husband and daughters!), this year has certainly challenged my mental health. Todd and I began the year with great anticipation. In January, my son-in-law’s mother and I took a 10-day trip to the Netherlands to visit our grandchildren. We are amazingly blessed with …
Are You Finished Yet?
Are you ever discouraged by your own shortcomings? Do you sometimes feel as though you take one step forward in your spiritual striving to become more like Christ, then two steps back? I think this is a very common “ailment” among believers. Once we surrender to God’s call on our lives, we begin a lifelong …
Truth & Love – Two Sides Of The Same Agenda
In Luke 18:18-30, we learn the story of a rich young ruler who comes to Jesus and asks what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus first reminds him of the commandments (God’s prohibitions against adultery, stealing lying, murder, and dishonoring our parents). Apparently, this was an exceptionally fine, upstanding young man, for he …
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The Way Of The Word 