1 Corinthians, 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, Bible, Church, Ephesians, God, happiness, Hebrews, James, Jesus, joy, Matthew, Philippians, Psalms, spiritual growth, trials, Uncategorized
The fact is there are lots of awesome church people out there that have decided it’s not okay for them to leave their churches because they don’t really have biblical reasons to do so. So they are staying. Right where they are. And, truth be told, they are...
2 Corinthians, Acts, believe, Bible, evangelism, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, meaning of life, Romans, testimony
I’ve read about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead a time or two. But when I read John’s account again last week, something new grabbed my attention. Which is something I adore about scripture. But that’s a different post. After Jesus, exhibiting...
2 Corinthians, believe, Bible, faith, fear, God, growing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, pain, Psalms, sin, spiritual growth
In my last post I tossed out the idea that when we choose Jesus to be our Lord and our Savior, our “old things” pass away… but, like gangrenous tissue, they are still apart us, threatening our new lives in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). Although the old things no longer...
2 Corinthians, Bible, God, grief, Jesus, pain, spiritual growth, suffering
I’ve always had a hard time wrapping my mind around the idea that when we become Christians, we become “new creations”. Actually, I don’t so much have a problem with the “new” part as I do with the the idea that the...
1 Timothy, 2 Corinthians, Bible, Exodus, Genesis, God, Isaiah, Jacob, Jesus, John, Luke, Moses, prayer, spiritual growth, truth
Unable to sleep despite needing to sleep, I went downstairs for the next best thing – coffee. I paced the length of my kitchen as the machine sputtered. The coffee maker struggled to brew as I struggled to order my thoughts. I began speaking aloud to the Lord,...
2 Corinthians, Bible, faith, God, grief, hope, Jesus, John, Matthew, pain, trials
There are times we feel stuck in suffering. We look around and see no way out. The hurt is so deep, so constant, and everything we’ve tried to counteract the pain so ineffective, we feel helpless and hopeless. Or, as Paul put it, “in our hearts we felt the...
