I’ll be really honest with you – I can tell when I haven’t been in God’s Word like I should. Stress and fears begin to cloud my mind and instead of meditating on Scripture, I begin meditating on the “what ifs” of life. The focus of my life begins to
I remember reading this passage when I was in high school and it terrifying me. “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief…”- 2 Peter 3:10 I don’t know about you, but I’m not fond of surprises… I like knowing what to expect…the time of the
Counterfeits and false teachers are nothing new; Satan is the “great imitator” (2 Cor.11:13-15), and has been hard at work since he deceived Eve in the garden. (Gen. 3:1-7; 2 Cor. 11:1-4) In the Old Testament, Jeremiah and Ezekiel had to deal with false prophets in their time, and expose
Part of living a life of gratitude is remembering what has been done for us. We are cleansed from our past… choices we wish we had never made… places we wish we had never went to… words we wish we had never said… Oh friends, we have been forgiven much.
There are days I need to be reminded that my life is in His hands. Days when I need to slow down, pray up, and concentrate on the truth of God’s Word because the fact of the matter is, my life, my children’s lives, my family and friends lives… they
Week 5 Video: (Click here to watch the video..from Rome!) As I stood in front of St. Peter’s church in Rome, I couldn’t help but get overcome with love for our Lord. I took in the sights, the sounds… the hustle and bustle of people moving, walking, chattering all around
Suffering and submitting. Two words many Christians don’t like to talk about… including me. Yet here in verses 11-12, Peter encourages us – like a good friend – to keep our focus in the midst of the suffering. To live lives that glorify God. Sometimes God allows the suffering because
I remember my grandma – Nana, as I loved to call her – talking to my mom about the importance of leaving an inheritance to her children and grandchildren one late evening when I was in high school. As a teenager, I remember thinking how silly that sounded. Why should