Do you ever get anxious that you’re not as productive as you ought to be? Whether it’s our physical work, our personal ministry and service to God, or our own spiritual growth, there’s something in our human nature that continually strives. We really have a hard time with resting, or just being at peace. As …
Tag: Jesus
The Reality of Spiritual Warfare
As part of my study in scripture this year I’m following along with the Growing4Life Bible Reading Challenge. My blogger friend, Leslie, does a new challenge each year, and you can find all the details here: https://growing4life.net/2023-bible-reading-challenge2/. This week as I’ve read through Mark 1 several times, I keep coming back to a couple of …
An Urgent Introduction
How do you know that Jesus is the Son of God, the promised Messiah? This morning as I read the first chapter of Mark, I was reminded of how much evidence there is in scripture for the one who doubts. If you’re having trouble believing that Jesus is who He says He is, you might …
Seven Days of Christmas Gifts – Day 7
Merry Christmas! What a precious blessing to wake up today knowing that we belong to God, all because Jesus was willing to come and do what we so desperately needed but couldn’t do for ourselves. I know God doesn’t really exist in time as we know it. He is the beginning and the end, and …
Seven Days of Christmas Gifts – Day 5
I recently received a sweet gift from my “secret sister” at church. It was a cute picture frame, but she went the extra mile and printed an adorable picture of my five grandchildren she likely found on Facebook to go in the frame. I have it sitting across from my desk at home, so I …