“Serve one another in love.” Galatians 5:13 Last week we focused on serving one another. This week, let’s focus on how we can continue serving, with a smile! Does service ever become mundane, or even, gasp, drudgery? do you continue to serve because, well, you feel you have to? To continue to pour yourself out…
Service With A Smile, Part I
“Serve one another in love.” Galatians 5:13 Recently, a few friends and I attended a conference. We were there with our daughters to learn, encourage, and motivate. We were not part of the team planning the day, nor we were members of the church hosting the event. At lunch, a friend from our group needed…
Looking Good At The Last Minute
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought…
For Rent
“My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you.” Isaiah 26: 8a Driving through the neighborhood this week, I was surprised by how many houses are advertised, “For Rent.” Having trouble selling, maybe the home owners have simply decided to rent their space out. How often do our…
Peace, MIA
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 Many times this past week, my peace was threatened. How often I reflected on last week’s verse, “Come to me all…
Rest For the Weary
“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…
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…