“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” I Peter 5:8 Have you ever been furious with your circumstances, or maybe your consequences of a not-so-stellar decision? Maybe you vowed to get even. And maybe you vindictively vowed to strike against what…
Tag: Applying christianity to daily life
Clinging to the Unnecessary, Part 1
“Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world,” Romans 12:2a Last week my youngest daughter taught me something. It’s funny how children often can lead you directly into a truth you otherwise avoid at all costs! Our six-year-old was going swimming. After a winter filled with Arctic blasts and below normal temperatures, she was…
Remembering With Honor, Part II
“Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.” John 13:34-35 The Message Last week we entertained how we ought to represent Christ. …
Jesus Knows, Part III
“Do not think I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” Matthew 5:17 Years ago, a dear friend once shared a certain struggle: she was gifted in the arts and possessed a passion for them, but felt God calling her down another…
Jesus Knows, Part II
“Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18 Betcha can’t! How often have children taunted one another with such words? How often have adults used words, or even tone, to convey doubt as to whether the ability even existed. What stirs up inside each of us as we hear these words?…
Jesus Knows, Part I
“Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let’s walk right up to…
Complacency in the Comfort Zone
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 Years ago, when I first began homeschooling, I received a gift. The gift was a simple coin enclosed in a pendant. But, that coin meant the world to me. I placed it on a…
Compassion for the Clueless
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 I was sitting in the high school parking lot, waiting for my daughter. The final bell had just rung. Some students were strolling out the doors, catching up on texts, others were dashing about, probably hurrying to jobs or after school practices….
Service With A Smile, Part II
“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…
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…