loving others
-
Quit the Program?
Why do we think we need a program? (How to Live Life) Basic Christian Living 101: Our minds are so programmed to be in a program…for everything. (Thank you Henry Ford for your assembly line model…) We go to an education program, we go to a fitness program, we go to a sports program… we…
-
Speaking a Fountain of Life
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. – Proverbs 10:11 (NIV) Do you bring life to others by the words you speak? I was Skyping with a friend overseas today and she shared with me this Proverb that challenged her. It got me searching and thinking of…
-
Love’s Journey to the Cross: 6th Sunday in Lent
Love’s Journey to the Cross – Lent Reflections Col 3:12-14 NIRV and ERV – Unity in Love We continue to countdown the days of Lent towards Easter Sunday, as we focus on dying to our selves and living free in Christ, …as we focus on love’s journey to the cross… Reflect with me… God calls…
-
Love’s Journey to the Cross: 5th Sunday in Lent
Love’s Journey to the Cross – Lent Reflections Love means laying down your life – John 15:9-15 We continue to countdown the days of Lent towards Easter Sunday, as we focus on dying to our selves and living free in Christ, as we focus on love’s journey to the cross, on how God deeply loves…
-
Intentional Friendships
I am ALIVE and investing in other people, because of people who invested in me. My parents were intentional in recruiting others to invest in me in partnership with them. Friends and mentors obediently stepped up at crucial times of brokenness in my life. They saw something in me, prayed for me, battled for me,…
-
Love’s Journey to the Cross: 3rd Sunday in Lent
Love’s Journey to the Cross – Lent Reflections The Gift of Love, 1 Cor 13 ERV We continue to countdown the days of Lent towards Easter, as we focus on dying to our selves and living free in Christ, …as we focus on love’s journey to the cross, on how God loves us and calls…
-
Love’s Journey to the Cross: 2nd Sunday of Lent
Love’s Journey to the Cross – Lent Reflections Our mouths, James 3:9-10 We continue to countdown the days of Lent towards Easter, as we focus on dying to our selves, and living free in Christ, as we focus on love’s journey to the cross, and on how God loves us and calls us to love…
-
Love’s Journey to the Cross: First day in Lent
Love’s Journey to the Cross – Lent Reflections (Art by Moriah Misner) Easter is the most important event in our world history, and yet it can sneak up on us. We often spend so much time focusing on Christmas, that we forget Part 2, …the dying to self-part and receiving new life in Christ. Christmas…
-
By this…, everyone will know!
Awesome excerpt from Tammy Strait… We were made for community. We were made to live our actual lives in community with other people. People who’ve gone before us, stand beside us, and come up behind us. If we’re going to run this race keeping our eyes on Jesus, it’s not going to happen by accident…
-
Comparison Steals our Joy
I was asked to prepare a talk on comparison for teens and twenties. Here’s what I learned. (Sources at the bottom.) Comparison washes away God’s plan for us and sidetracks us with someone else’s journey. Questions to ponder: When you play games, are you a good loser? How do you handle winning? Have…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 