Blessed Are the Peacemakers
I turned around to face the sink as my husband brushed by me into the garage. I wanted to discuss when we would sit down for dinner, but he was busy working on a project. His curt response cut me to the quick. “Don’t worry about me. I’ll fend for myself this week,” he...
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
I turned around to face the sink as my husband brushed by me into the garage. I wanted to discuss when we would sit down for dinner, but he was busy working on a project. His curt response cut me to the quick. “Don’t worry about me. I’ll fend for myself this week,” he...
The Lord Looks on the Heart
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 Sometimes I wonder how many...
Our Online Store Opens on FRIDAY!!!
Hey Friends! We know you have been waiting to get a chance to own Love God Greatly gear. Now is the time! You asked and we have opened our Love God Greatly store again! The store will open Friday, December 6 and remain open through the end of December, or until these...
Five Prayers To Pray in Pursuit of a Pure Heart
“Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.” - Psalm 24:3-4 What specific triggers or “pressure places”...
Procrastinators and Planners
I’ve come to learn that there are two types of people in December: The person who says, “2020 plans? I don’t even know where I’m having Christmas dinner!” and the one who says, “I have had my 2020 daily planner filled in since October.” While our Love God Greatly team...
Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
He invited Jesus to dinner, not recognizing who his dinner guest really was. She was uninvited but went to the dinner anyway to worship and honor the One who had the power to save her soul. Both had been blind Simon, the Pharisee, was blind due to his pride. The woman...
The Promise of New Mercies Every Morning
She just needed a reminder… School had been tough. Too many tests mixed with middle school drama and this girl of mine was ready to tap out for the week. She entered my car with her shoulders down from either the strain of her backpack or the strain from her day…both...
The Bread of Life
When Jesus claimed to be the bread of life, it shocked His listeners. Many disciples left Him after He made this claim. In order to better understand the weight of what Jesus meant when He said, “I am the bread of life,” let’s look a little deeper at the events...
God’s Faithfulness
In 2019 Petra, our Love God Greatly Czech translator, hosted a women’s conference in her home city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Over one-hundred women attended the one-day conference. One of those women was Karina, a new believer from Kazakhstan, now living in...
Desiring Righteousness
Do you get frustrated with your sin? Do you ever get tired of failing? Do you look at yourself and wish you were more godly or righteous? The Bible uses hunger and thirst to describe our spiritual state. We know what it feels like to be thirsty or to want something to...
Holy And Dearly Loved
We are a divided people aren’t we? If we turn on the television or log onto social media, and it doesn’t take long to see the clamoring of differing opinions. And what we see on TV or read online is not so different from what is happening in our own smaller...
Deprived of God
When she was a young teenager, Angela Perritt, founder and director of Love God Greatly, visited the Ukraine for the first time. Only years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Angela saw the devastating effects of a country that had been deprived of God. God began...
Take My Yoke Upon You
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest (renewal, blessed quiet) for your souls. Mathew 11:29 The Lord has invited us into a partnership with Him. He wants to co-labor with us....
Blessed Are the Meek
Meekness is not a word we use very often. Many believe that meekness means weakness. It doesn’t. It also does not mean spinelessness or indecisiveness. It does not mean to be polite or timid or even naturally kind and soft spoken. So what is meekness? Matthew Henry...
Great Expectations
When was the last time your expectations were shattered? We all have expectations of how our lives should go. We prepare. We make sacrifices. We move forward with our plans. But even our best intentions can end with our world turned upside. Jesus realized they wanted...
Redemption Not Perfection
Kintsugi. I only learned about this recently, but it’s the Japanese tradition of repairing broken pottery using liquid gold, silver or platinum. The precious metals forever demonstrate the site of prior cracks, but their presence creates wholeness and adds value to...
You Will Be My Witnesses
Moments before His ascension, Jesus told His disciples what was to come: The Holy Spirit would come upon them in power. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit would enable the disciples to be witnesses of Christ “in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the...
Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit
We Come Desperate for You “Thunderously, inarguably, the Sermon on the Mount proves that before God we all stand on level ground: murderers and temper-throwers, adulterers and lusters, thieves and coveters. We are all desperate, and that is in fact the only state...
Beatitudes Introduction
The word “beatitude” means a state of supreme happiness or blessedness. The “beatitudes” found in Matthew 5 are a collection of statements from Jesus that show us how we can be “blessed” or “happy” in this life and the next. Jesus shared this wisdom during His Sermon...
Looking for a Thanksgiving or Advent Study to Do With Your Friends? We’ve Got You Covered!
For those of you who would rather do a Thanksgiving and or Christmas study for the months of November and December, we've got you covered! For a Thanksgiving study, grab our two-week In Everything Give Thanks study for you and your friends. We are reminded in...
Reaching Women in Arabic Speaking Countries
There was a time in my life that my heart was empty and seeking love and acceptance, but never found it. I was so lost. I was raised in a family and community that girls and women don’t have the right to express themselves. Girls have to obey the rules, otherwise,...
Beatitudes Materials
Ohhhh, friends, we are just ONE WEEK AWAY!!! We begin our BEATITUDES study next MONDAY and we couldn’t be more excited to dig into God’s Word with you! This week is a great time to reach out to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers and invite them to do our study...
The Providence of God
Here we are at the end of our Esther study and I truly hope that you have been able to see this story in a new light. I pray that it has been a blessing to you and a means by which you have grown in your knowledge of God. The story of Esther is a beautiful picture of...
The Act of Remembering
The book of Esther has always been a favorite of mine. When I was young, I loved having a female Bible character I could look up to, but as the years have passed, I love the story because it clearly displays God’s love and protection for His people. We’re nearing the...
Just Because We Can, Doesn’t Mean We Should
After months of waiting, the sun finally broke free from the night and the dreaded day arrived, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar. Yet God, in His amazing involvement in the story of Esther, had “turned the tables.” Though Haman’s evil plan...
