Want to make 2015 you best year yet? It is really rather simple, but you have to make a purposeful effort. I promise it will be worth whatever time you have to devote to it. You may start slow, but I bet, like me, your pace will quicken and the ...
Read More »Peace: An Unlikely Spiritual Weapon
When we think about the weapons that God has given us for the spiritual battle we are in, we are often drawn to Paul’s list of spiritual armor in Ephesians 6:10-18. We think of declaring the Word of God as the sword of the Spirit. We think of the power ...
Read More »Your Appointed Work
Marie lived many years ago. She came from a poor farm family in Kentucky, and left home at seventeen to be married. She lived an ordinary life, filled with hard work and little extra. But Marie had a God-given musical talent. She could play piano, guitar, and violin “by ear.” ...
Read More »No More Ruffles
One of the things that amazes me most about Jesus (and what I wish I had more of) is His “never get ruffled” demeanor. Have you noticed that, particularly in John 5? No matter what the circumstances, He always responded with quiet, calm assurance. Peace and quiet confidence wrapped around ...
Read More »Hope of Peace
‘Peace on earthy, good will to men,’ chimes the world at Christmas time. The words of the old carol “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” was birthed in a time of civil unrest and personal heartache. The present day turmoil threatens to trap us in the verse that proclaims ...
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