“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players … ” William Shakespeare wasn’t the first to observe the human behavior of drawing attention to oneself, but he did pen a memorable poem about this plight! The temptation to play to the crowds comes to most ...
Read More »Why Criticizing Others is Harmful
Criticism can be defined as dwelling on the perceived faults of another person with no view to their good. “But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written: ...
Read More »Is Satan Real? If So, What Is His Purpose?
“And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.” ~ Job 1:7 Sometimes in life, it is easier to believe in the good things than it is ...
Read More »Seeing Ourselves In Another’s Wrongs
Recently my husband and I visited with a home-bound couple whom we hadn’t seen in a while. *Rick’s wife had called, inviting us to bring the elements necessary to have communion with them. During our visit, Rick decided to share some very disturbing things about our nation that he felt ...
Read More »A Healthy View of Spiritual Warfare
In a recent article, I mentioned that there are various perspectives on spiritual warfare in the body of Christ, but that regardless of your view, it is important to know your enemy so that you can have victory over him. Now I want to outline some characteristics of what I ...
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