Category: 1 & 2 Thessalonians

Healing like Honey

We know the words that break us down and leave scars behind. Whether someone has said them to you or you have said them to yourself, you know which ones are the worst for you to hear. But have you heard the words that build you up? The ones meant

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Predicting vs. Preparing

As I sat down to gather information for today’s blog post on the return of Christ, I noticed that the date, April 23, 2018, was the most recently forecasted date for the end of the world.  As I sipped on my coffee and watched the birds play in the gentle

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Rejoice! Death Has Been Conquered!

Everywhere we look we see death. It is a part of every life cycle, from plants, to animals, to humans. The beautiful flowers that sit on your counter, the blooming trees in your garden, the fish in the fishbowl, or the cheetah flying across the planes of the Savanna, will

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Living to Please God

“For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God…”  1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 They were an audience held captive in

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How To Talk To Our Children In Troubling Times

I’m a mother of three girls. My oldest is 12, my middle daughter is 10 and my youngest is 6 and like any mother these days, I struggle with figuring out how much to tell my girls about the world in which they live. While I don’t want them to

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You Never Know What God Is Up To…

Our reading in 1 Thessalonians 2:17 opens with Paul writing to the Thessalonians that he had been “torn away…” from them even though he made every effort to stay in Thessalonica and be there with his church family. When I read these words, I picture a war like scene where

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Ministering To One Another

We all love and crave friendship. Even, if you are a serious introvert, like me, friendship is important. It is fun to talk and laugh with others, to enjoy food together and to have someone with whom you can discuss various parts of life with, like parenting, marriage, singleness, organization,

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We Endure, Because We Are People of Hope

“Up from the grave He arose!” I closed my eyes as I sung the words from the depths of my soul, and I could hear my momma’s off-key voice so clearly that she might as well have been sitting right next to me. All of those Easter Sundays growing up, she’d belt

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1st & 2nd Thessalonians Introduction

As you grow in your faith and share your love for God with others, some will make fun of your faith. Not everyone believes in the truth that God is good and in the hope that Jesus is coming back. But God knew you would feel embarrassed sometimes. He knew

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