This week in our devotions, I will write about the creation and importance of the family.
Read MoreThe church is a big deal! It continues to flourish because it is His church!
Read MoreI think most problems in marriages and churches would be solved if individuals decided to be completely sold out to the relationship.
Read MoreThe happiest and most fulfilled people in the world are those who put others ahead of themselves. I know people like this, and you do as well.
Read MoreThe devil likes it when we are alone. He does his best work on our minds and hearts when we are isolated and withdrawn from others, especially the church.
Read MoreIt is good to be writing to you again! Ashley and I enjoyed our month-long sabbatical. We are grateful to God for the time we got to spend with each other traveling.
Read MoreThere is one thing I noticed about this prayer for the first time today: Mary does not ask for a single thing in this prayer.
Read MoreWhile Jonah's prayer from inside the belly of the fish shows some good things we can emulate, it also shows us several things not to emulate.
Read MoreWhen you pray, remember to praise the Lord through your repentance. Our merciful and holy God is praised when His people repent of their sins.
Read MoreHow easy it is to make that which we do not possess into an idol, to want it more than anything else. But the giver is more important than the gift.
Read MorePrayer is truly such a privilege. There are also many great and well-known prayers in the Bible. This week, let's look at some of these famous prayers.
Read MoreWhen so many things in life demand attention, it's not always easy to spend time on certain things. But if something is important to us, we make the time.
Read MoreWhat a great way to live our lives: always on the lookout for ways we can help, ways we can use what we've been through or learned to encourage others.
Read More"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: if either of them falls down, one can help the other up..."
Read More"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as if working for the Lord." This isn't a command only when things are easy or when we enjoy the work.
Read MoreUntil we become active participants, putting into practice what we've learned, we aren't being fully obedient, we don't experience all God has for us, and we don't grow in our faith.
Read MoreJesus is with us in the hardest times of life, and He is not only with us, but His timing is perfect.
Read MoreHow much of God's word is in your life? Do you read it as soon as you wake up? Do you read it throughout the day? Do you meditate on it throughout the day?
Read MoreEach day, we have opportunities to grow in our relationship with God, exercise our faith in Him, or be persecuted & glorify Him with our response.
Read MoreAs followers of Jesus, we need to constantly reaffirm, think about, and meditate on our identity, which has been transformed by God.
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