He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Isaiah 53:3 NIV Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. Psalm 27:10 NIV Okay, I know that we’ve all experienced rejection in some shape or form. […]
Category: friendship
“The Value of Godly Relationships” ~ Jackie Hill Perry
9 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. 10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NLT 17 A friend always loves,and a brother is born to share trouble. Proverbs 17:17 GWT 33 Do not be misled: “Bad company […]
“Being Soft in Hard Times”
9 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. 10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. 11 Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? 12 A person standing alone can be […]
Reading Digest: Children’s Books ~”He is Always With Me” by Laval Alsbrooks, Jr.
18 Take these words of mine to heart and keep them in mind. Write them down, tie them around your wrist, and wear them as headbands as a reminder. 19 Teach them to your children, and talk about them when you’re at home or away, when you lie down or get up. Deuteronomy 11:18-19 GWT Children are truly a gift […]
“Next Door” ~ Dr. Anita Phillips
7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, ‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens”: 8 “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have […]
“Sipping on Honest Tea”
Honesty doesn’t have to be brash or abrasive, neither rude nor arrogant. And yet in our current culture where we toot the horns of transparency and ‘being real,’ we seem to have strayed into the fields of muddy maliciousness when speaking our truths. I’ve heard it said, “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” […]
Listening Digest: “Laughing Through the Ugly Cry and Finding Unstoppable Joy” by Dawn Barton
10 A thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But I came so that my sheep will have life and so that they will have everything they need. John 10:10 GWT Life gives us choices. It is our personal responsibility to make the right one. But as life would have it, we don’t always do that. […]
“Healing the Soul of a Woman: Now What?” ~ Joyce Meyer’s Talk It Out Podcast
17 Jesus heard this and said to them, “It is not the healthy people who need a doctor, but the sick. I did not come to invite good people but to invite sinners.” Mark 2:17 NCV 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead to life again, heal those who have skin diseases, and force demons out of people. […]
“No More Shame” Joyce Meyer’s Talk It Out Podcast
8 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:1 NKJV 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live […]
“Life Beyond Hurt” ~ Joyce Meyer’s Talk It Out Podcast
10 When my father and my mother forsake me,Then the Lord will take care of me. Psalm 27:10 NKJV 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 ESV 12 When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.” Matthew 9:12 […]
Titus Two 