believe, Bible, God, Jesus, John, trust
John tells a story about a royal official whose son is dying in Capernaum. The official hears Jesus is hanging out in another town and decides his son’s only chance at survival is a divine healing from Jesus (John 4:46-47). According to one source, this official...
believe, Bible, blessings, Exodus, faith, friendship, God, Moses, spiritual growth, Uncategorized
It’s true what they say: you can’t help people who won’t help themselves. But, oh, how I love to help people who truly want the things of Christ but have temporarily lost sight of how to get to them. I love the feeling of being in relationships with...
believe, Bible, God, Proverbs, trust
My 6 year old daughter attends a Christian school. Every week the students have to memorize a passage of scripture. Last week it was Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him,...
anxiety, believe, Bible, faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, pain, Proverbs, spiritual growth, wisdom
It’s been a long time since I’ve wept tears of frustration over the scriptures. In fact, I don’t know if I’ve ever done that… But I did Sunday night. Uncontrollably. There are a lot of theological “issues” I can’t wrap...
anxiety, believe, Bible, faith, fear, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, peace
In order to cope with life, we all have to find a source of peace. The emotional turmoil that we call life has to be quelled by something, or we’ll all end up in a mental facility. Most Americans derive inner peace from outer sources. Exercise. Hobbies. Travel....
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...
