Give More | 1 John 3:16b-17
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions [...]
Whose Kingdom, Power, and Glory?
Readers of Revelation have often looked for keys that could unlock the meaning of current events or decode what might happen in the future. However, when we examine John’s letter to seven churches, we find [...]
Let the Women Learn | Luke 10:38-42
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the [...]
The Art of Connecting with People
How well do you connect with others? How deep can you take the initial connection and develop a deeper relationship? "Connect" as defined by The New Oxford Dictionary on my MacBook Pro, is * To [...]
Encourage | Hebrews 10:24-25
Sometimes encouragement makes all the difference. Writing encouraging notes and sending Bible verses won my husband...
10 Ways to Encourage Your Pastor
Ten ways to encourage your pastor? Say what? In the book, Spurgeon on Leadership, Larry J. Michael writes, Many Christian leaders become discouraged. The work doesn’t go as one imagines, the church doesn’t grow as [...]
Relationship – the Point of Freedom
Our text this week is I Corinthians 8 and 9. In those chapters Paul dodges through some complex thoughts about what our freedom in Christ should look like in the community of faith he [...]
Peacemaker | Psalm 122:8-9
In a world filled with gregarious evil – cold-hearted shootings, vindictive words, and chaotic violence – peace ...
Slaves to What or Who?
In my Google search on the word, “slave”, I found that it is a Greek word, “doulos”, which has only one English translation “slave” and means, “to be owned by someone for a lifetime”. Don’t [...]
