“Come to me all who are weary, and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 Who comes to…
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Painful Parenting: The Prodigal’s Brother
Ever felt negative about a certain someone appearing at church? Read Luke 15:28-32. “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me…
Comparisons Kill
Read Luke:25-30 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. ‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and…
The Prodigal’s Problem Thought
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23 “Backed yourself into a corner, didn’t you?” My five-year-old daughter loves Uno and loves to taunt me when I play a letter card requiring another card, a card I need to find from the ‘draw’ pile. Although I don’t argue…
A Prodigal’s Perogative
I Know Better Read Luke 15:11- 24 And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had…
Extending Grace
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness,…
And The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Patience… Part III
“This is what the Lord Almighty God of Israel says to those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: ‘Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too will have…
And the Fruit of the Spirit is… Patience, Part II
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” Isaiah 49: 15 Monday evening was rushed, many things happening all at once. Two of my girls were arguing and needed disciplined, my workload for the day…
And the Fruit of The Spirit is… Patience, Part I
“Love is patient,” I Corinthians 13:4 I asked my girls what might be a topic for my blog this week. One suggested patience. It’s been our busiest summer in quite a few years, and the first summer mom’s been busy writing during the day. (I half-wondered if she were trying to point out something to me!)…
Growing Guidance, Part V
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls down and has no one to help him up!” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Staked for the Storms When planting larger plants we often stake them. We want…