Category: 1st and 2nd Peter

You Are Not Unseen

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

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The Making of a Good Shepherd

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

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You Have A Gift

Growing up I never felt like I had any special talents. There was nothing that I excelled at. I wasn’t into sports, academically I was average, at home I was a bit messy. I’m not crafty or super outgoing.  For years I had no idea what “spiritual gift” God had

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Swimming In The Baptismal

“and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers

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Jesus, let it begin with me…

Here was my experience while perusing through social media last week: Negative post. Complaining post. Dividing post.  Argumentative post. I am not even kidding… one right after the other – from basic stuff like the weather, to edgy political rants that went on and on for days. It’s enough to

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Help For The Hurting Wife

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they see your respectful and pure conduct. 1 Peter 3:1-2 Welcome to week 3 of our study!

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Feeling misunderstood? Look to the cross…

I felt so misunderstood. I had retraced my words. Evaluated my intentions and searched my heart. I had begged Jesus that if there was any wicked way in me, he would bring it to light and lead me to repentance. Now even with the best of intentions, plenty of times

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When We Are Called to Suffer and Submit

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

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