Bearing Fruit
Bearing Fruit: “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.” James 5:16
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A New Confidence
Walking into a room with my chin up, tummy in, shoulders back, being able to talk to anyone — that was my idea of confidence.
Trusting God in Suffering
The book of Job is my favorite, not because it is about suffering, but because it is about knowing God in a deeper way to the point that I can trust Him and say…
You Are What You Eat
How many of our inputs carry God’s voice and his values into our hearts? Influences to our heart are like food for the body. Good or bad.
Overwhelmed?
Is anyone else feeling overwhelmed lately? Sometimes things just seem to be too much. Many things seem out of our control, and it can discourage and disillusion us.
Coming Alongside
We don't save anybody, convince anybody, "win" anybody to Christ or close the deal. All that is God's business.
God, the Healer of Broken Hearts!
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]." Psalm 147:3 "THE SPIRIT of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed and qualified Me…
The Way Out of Trouble
Anytime you notice your heart beating stronger for something else other than God, stop and think about it. God doesn’t like it because it can steer you down the wrong path. So, your heart…
Lying Limp in His Lap
As his grandma listened, his eyes dropped from the weariness caused by this day. Suddenly, he snuggled close. Then lay limp in her lap.
‘Don’t you know who I am?’
I’ve spent most of my life believing I was better than everybody else. Would you feel at home in an AA meeting or out of sorts?
Know Pain, Know Gain
The author of Hebrews presents this paradigm — failure, pain, and hardship as essential to future victory — as a way God shapes his children
What Are You Wearing?
We women often ask each other, “What are you wearing?” We spend so much time, money, and effort on what we wear.
Hold Tight to Faith
When every step you take looks like a dark, foggy path And life feels like a constant uphill climb, It's easy to grow discouraged And think about giving up.
Denying God
"I pray that your confidence is found in Christ for such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. 2 Corinthians 3:4-
Open Heart
A deeper walk with God is as simple as opening your heart…constantly and consistently. It is not a big secret. A heart that welcomes Him in.
Where Grace Abounds?
If a recently released Christian prisoner came to your church, would he feel welcome? Would you welcome him?
Oceans of Justice
A lady came to church and asked for a free snack. The guy in charge of the church’s snack shack refused. God sees our very souls and heart, every second of our lives.
“Manifesto: Let us be Women who Love”
Let us be Women who Love. Let us be a sanctuary where God may dwell.
A Voice for Good
A number of weeks ago I came across a prayer request that spoke of violence in the home, abuse the writer didn’t know how to handle.
Don’t Forget to Remember
Remembering what God has done. Begin prayers with worship to God for who He is. Keep on being thankful for him.
Truck, Tent … Soul
Last summer, I discovered a young couple (19 & 20 years old) living in their truck in the shade of a big oak tree at our church
Rest in the Storm
When my illusions of control are shattered, I tend to panic, internally and externally.