When I was young, my mother and I would play Scrabble. It was a weekly, if not sometimes daily, game we would engage in to spend time together and pass the time. As we played, my vocabulary and spelling skills would improve, and you could see the evidence of this in the way I spoke… Continue reading From Scrabble to Spiritual Growth: The Power of Sharpening Relationship
God is the ultimate creator, the One who created all things from nothing and from whom all creativity flows (Genesis 1:1-31). Through Jesus, God’s word made flesh, all things were created (John 1:14). If we want to be creative in our lives or in anything we do, or if we need to come up with… Continue reading Drawing Near to God: The Source of All Creativity
The other day, I was helping out at church, and my darling 5-month-old daughter was with me, "supervising." As I was getting things done, she kept her eyes on me, watching my every move. One of the ladies there remarked, "She's keeping her eyes on mama," and another replied, "She knows where her sustenance comes… Continue reading Finding True Sustenance: What Nourishes Your Spirit?
Are you able to take joy and sing thanksgiving in your trials? We all struggle to find the bright side in difficult situations, but what if we could find joy even in life's valleys? God's word tells us we can, not through our own willpower, but by relying on God, our ultimate source of strength… Continue reading Finding Joy in Trials: Strength Through Weakness
“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,” Hebrews 12:1 NKJV “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a… Continue reading Holy Living: Preparing for Christ’s Return
Time in the Wilderness, A Time to Prepare. Time in the wilderness is a time when God prepares your heart to be a creature fit for heaven. In Numbers, we see that God tells the Israelites that they are to wander the wilderness for forty years because of their unbelief. God was waiting for those… Continue reading Lessons from the Wilderness: Find God’s Rest
The music blared from an old iPod. Suddenly, I was back in the year 2002. I had found the closest thing to a time machine. When rummaging through the abundance of things we store in the basement, I came across an iPod full of music from my childhood. It filled me with the feeling of… Continue reading Staying Focused on God through Remembrance
If a murder came to you and asked you to follow him, because God told him to lead you out of captivity, would you do it? You would at least think twice about it, but this is exactly the situation the Israelites find themselves in in Exodus (Exodus 4:18-31). This week, I have been reading… Continue reading Journey through Exodus
An old Amish saying states “ Trade expectation for appreciation and the world changes instantly”. This saying made me think of the verse in 1 Corinthians 15 that says “So, dear brothers and sisters, be strong and unmoveable, Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is… Continue reading Shifting Perspective: Finding Joy Through Serving God Enthusiastically
Shaping our Eternity “But on judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has any value. If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will… Continue reading Enduring Trials and Reflecting Jesus: Path to Eternal Reward
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