I attended the first session of a Bible study about prayer this morning and we talked about the benefits of having a prayer journal. I LOVE journaling – it is the way I prefer to pray because writing things out forces me to stay focused and helps me cement what I am reading in Scripture […]
I am so excited to share with you a new book, “Prayers for New Brides – Putting on God’s Armor After the Wedding Dress” by Jennifer White. I love the cover picture of a bride with a metal breastplate over her gown. As I read this book – which is really best read as a daily devotional […]
Persecution of Christians has been intensifying in recent months and weeks, as I am sure we are all well aware. The past century has seen more martyrs for Christ than any century in the history of the church. My precious brothers and sisters in Christ, let’s join hands – virtually, at least – through the […]
Ladies, I spent the first 14+ years of our marriage praying for Greg (sometimes for 4 hours/day) in ways that were actually full of sinful motives – unbeknownst to me. 🙁 I thought I was so spiritual, but wow, was my heart ever deceiving me – big time. Yikes. Unsurprisingly, I didn’t see […]
Most of us, even those of us who claim Christ, are living in spiritual poverty, and we don’t even realize it. We have the truth in our hands, but we are not living out God’s Word and seeking Him passionately above all else. We are operating in our own strength, not the power of […]
RESOURCES: www.focusonthefamily.com has a one-time free counseling service and a Christian counselor referral service The Salvation Army (for counseling on a variety of severe issues) YWCA – may have shelters in certain areas for abused women and children Nina Roesner’s e-course Becoming a Woman of Strength and Dignity may be helpful for women in abusive […]
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole […]
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we […]
If you go to an evangelical, Protestant church – there is a good chance that the pastor gives an “invitation” at the end of the service for people to “receive Christ.” People who want to make the decision to become believers in Christ go down to the front of the sanctuary and someone leads them […]
