Share The Cross Of Pain By Steven Lewis / a few months ago Isaiah 53: 3-7 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten […]
Share Joy in the Lord By debora rasch / a few months ago A very wise woman said, “If you’re going to do a work for the Lord, it might as well be something you enjoy doing.” John 15:11 speaks of having the joy of Jesus in you and that your joy may be full. He made this statement on the eve of His crucifixion! Think of […]
Share Jochebed: Portrait of a Devout Woman By Lynne Conley / a few months ago Jochebed: Portrait of a Devout Woman Scripture Text: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28 KJV) Jochebed was the daughter of Levi. Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah. ‘’ And the name […]
Share Presenting Our Selves To The Lord By James Thornton / a few months ago PRESENTING OURSELVES TO THE LORD When we go to Church we should not think about going just to be in Sunday School, to hear a teacher, to hear a choir sing, or even to hear a sermon, which is part of the service, but the main emphasis on being in Church should be to […]
Share The Winnowing By Chelisa Gray / a few months ago From experience I can tell you that it hurts when people leave this beautiful truth. Sometimes those people are close friends, relatives, mentors, or people that you looked up to spiritually. Someone that you thought would be the last person to get out. It can definitely leave feelings of hurt, confusion, bitterness, resentment, and sometimes […]
Share Better than Gold or Honey! By Don Doran / a few months ago “9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.” Ps 19:9-10 We make most of our choices and affections with what I […]
Share The Dog Ate My Homework….And Other Lame Excuses By Sheri Boulet / a few months ago When I was in high school we had, for a short period, a poodle named Dusty Joe. I loathed that dog. I know, such strong emotion for a dog, but, alas, it fits my feelings toward Dusty Joe. Dusty Joe was a one dog wrecking company. The interesting thing about him was he only shredded […]
Share Jesus Hug By Phyllis Corbin / a few months ago Jesus Hug Have you ever had a “Jesus hug”, Do you know what one feels like? If you’ve never had a “Jesus hug”, I pray one day you might. A “Jesus hug” is different, As far as hugging goes; It’s a little taste of Heaven, Here on earth below. Only those who love the Lord, […]
Share Storms of Life! By Debra Jones / a few months ago The Storms of Life Don’t you just hate the way the enemy weaves deception, chaos, confusion, and strife to the point you lose focus on your spiritual walk by only thinking about your problems, issues, and trials, till all your attention is on you; yourself. I, like many Christians, have been going through, what I […]
Share Our Uninvited Evil Guest By Diana Alvarez / a few months ago Fear gripped our house at midnight. It was a Friday night not like any other Friday night. Our college bound children had informed us prior that we were to provide shelter to six youth-aged visitors they were bringing home. My husband and I agreed that we could easily accommodate them, and that was what we […]