Encouraging Women to Passionately Pursue God
One day I opened my eyes and had a stunning realization: I was terribly wrong in how I had handled a hurt. I had been terribly wounded, but then I had in turn wounded another. Unfortunately, it was not a once and done thing, but something that had endured for years. Oh, how my heart…
When faced with a bitter soul, I realize I need to choose between hanging on to hurt and letting God mold my heart toward love.
It’s time to prepare for Christmas. Buying, wrapping, cooking, baking, decorating- all fun festivities of the season. But Jesus might ask the question: Do You Love Me More?
“What should love look like?” Jesus showed us the very definition of love. Here’s how we too, can learn to love like Jesus.
Are you lonely this Valentine’s day? Let’s look to 1 John to see how we can take the sting out of being unattached this February.
“The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you,’” Luke 1:28 NIV The young Mary startled at the angel’s appearance. She hadn’t received notice of Gabriel’s impending arrival. Her mother never instructed her on how to entertain angels. Mary simply had no idea what to do!…
“The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” John 12:23 NIV It was the heaviest of burdens. It was literally the world against Him. Just four days after praises from Palm Sunday still ringing in His ears, He now felt none of the accolades or the glory. Instead of a reception…
“Love must be sincere.” Romans 12:9 NIV How many moms want to sign up for more to do? Not me. I have a family consisting of a husband, and three daughters. For years I have absolutely refused to own a pet requiring free range of my home. Guinea pigs in boxes, birds in cages, and…
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always…
“When the seventy-two disciples returned they reported to him, ‘Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!’ ‘Yes,’ he told then, ‘I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning! Look I have given you the authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and…