1 Thessalonians, Bible study, Paul, quiet time, spiritual growth
I started reading 1 Thessalonians today because yesterday I wound up in chapter 3 and remembered just how fantastic these letters are! I won’t drone on and on about how Paul was a verbal genius (run-on sentences aside), but, I will repetitively remind you his...
Bible, growing, Jesus, Mark, obedience, resurrection, sin, spiritual growth
I hate being wrong. Hate. HATE. HAAAAAAAAATE! (My counselor can give you all the reasons why, if you’re into that sort of thing.) Lucky for me, Jesus tells me how to not be wrong! Surely, if I employ His little formula, I’ll never be wrong again! Muhahaha!...
believe, Bible, doubt, faith, fear, God, growing, hope, Jesus, peace, spiritual growth, testimony, trust
There are things about God you and I will never understand. I’m being reminded of this a lot lately. As I teach through the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, questions arise. Questions I once asked but now know the answers to… Questions I once asked but...
2 Peter, faith, God, growing, Jesus, Peter, power, spiritual growth, Uncategorized
(If you read the title of this post and thought, “I can be ineffective and unproductive right now by reading this blog instead of doing ______,” then we’re going to be great friends. Sarcasm is my spiritual gift, and I salute your wittiness.) Now, in...
1 Peter, Bible, conflict, friendship, God, growing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, love, Peter, relationships, spiritual growth
I have a love-hate relationship with relationships. I love them when they’re going well, but I hate them when they’re going poorly. I love them when they are well-established and comfortable, but I hate them when they are new and awkward. I love them when...
Bible, conflict, discipline, Proverbs, spiritual growth, wisdom
I’m reading through Proverbs right now (not right now, but you know what I’m saying), in which Solomon writes ad nauseum about wisdom. I guess that makes sense since that was his forte, but still, he repeats himself over and over (which I realize is...
