My Remarkable New Insight Into The Power Of The Cross
When we set out on a family outing, I would not have guessed the small town of Leakey (pronounced Lay-kee), Texas would be the origin of a spiritual insight regarding the power of the cross of Christ. God speaks in ways we often don’t imagine and can’t conceive before...
Its Never Too Late To Be Thankful
As Easter approaches, my thoughts go back about 15 years to a missed opportunity to be thankful. A boss, who may not have been completely in touch with her employees, decided to host an Easter egg hunt. I was filled with dread as this sort of activity is not in my...
How to Know What God Loves Most About You
“You’re screwing up.” That’s the first thing that popped into my mind when my husband asked, “If Jesus were to sit here and talk to you, what do you think he would say?” Instinctively I knew that is not what Jesus would say, yet it is what came to mind. What God loves...
The Surprising Truth About Yeast And Life
I love baking bread. There’s something about taking four very basic ingredients – flour, water, yeast, and salt and mixing them together to form dough. Give the dough some time, then bake it, and out comes a wonderfully smelling, freshly baked loaf of bread! It amazes...
God’s Surprising Answer To My Urgent Prayer
As I sat taking my pre-calculus mid-term exam, I suddenly was aware of the instructor looking over my shoulder. I wasn’t cheating, so had no idea why he chose my shoulder to peer over. I didn’t have to wait long to find out. He pointed to the problem I was working on...
A Look At The Shame Of The Cross
Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12.2 Have you ever wondered what would have happened if...
How to Combat Temptations With Three Truths Jesus Modeled
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4.1 In Matthew 4.1-11, Jesus faced temptations from Satan in his continuing attempt to prove himself greater than God. In these verses, Jesus gives us an example to follow...
Prepare Your Heart and Avoid Evil
And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord. 2 Chronicles 12:14 Rehoboam, the Unwise King Rehoboam was the forth king of Israel. Unlike his father, Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, and his grandfather, David, a man after God’s...
Uncertain of how to proceed? Read the Bible
Have you ever started using something only to discover you didn’t know how to use it as well as you thought you did? A year ago I bought a new electric toothbrush. I didn’t look at the instructions because, you know, it’s an electric toothbrush. What more could there...
God Shows His Delight by Surprising Me
I love looking at birds. God’s imagination must have been working overtime when He created them. His delight in creating such variety is evident. There are so many varieties in amazing colors designed just for their habitat and food source. Summer and fall migration...