Do you ever feel like you are a lost cause? You know what I mean: You just keep falling into that same pattern of sin over and over again... You know you’re forgiven, but you hate that old you and those old patterns, and you want... Out! You know God is the...
"Heaven and earth will pass away but my words will never pass away." (Matthew 24:35 NIV)"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" (John 14:6 ESV)I love this song, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. That name has...
"And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?' which means, 'My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?'" (Mark 15:33-34)Have you ever...
"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." (Mark 11:24 ESV) "And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive it, if you have faith." (Matthew 21:22 ESV) There is power in a sincere, fervent prayer....
Did anyone tell you there's no right or wrong way to pray? They're correct. But there is a wrong sense of conviction as we pray. When we ask God for blessings, we often use a mousy attitude. We request limited blessings. And imagine only what our human mind can hold....
"Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)" (Psalm 150:6 AMP) Praise the Lord!Psalm 150 commands everything, "Just DO it!" -- not just humans, but ladybugs, coyotes, stars in their heavens. A woman stops by...
"And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith." (Matthew 21:22 ESV)We require power to do anything. Sometimes, the power comes from within, but often we need external power.In many cases, this external power is supplied by electricity, and we...
Gotta love this friend. She made me laugh with her story. While a favorite cake I made baked in the oven, I put my feet up and began reading a print catalog. I saw an item that interested me. In order to see the photo a bit larger, I simply touched the picture. I...
(The words of this poem were written to be sung to the tune of "You are my Sunshine"...) You are my Sonshine, my only Sonshine, You make me happy when skies are gray, I want to tell You how much I love You, Your light shines on me each and every day! The other night...
Last Tuesday, in "Decorating for Christmas, Part 1", we saw that the ornaments all bring back precious memories. As we admire the beautiful ornaments this year, let's remember the precious gift of Jesus and all of its components. Let's "open" that gift of salvation,...