24 The Lord bless you and keep you;25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:22-26 By now you know that I’m all about the precious ones coming up behind us. Like babies that follow and mimic what they see and hear, they are carefully soaking […]
If you’re reading this, you woke up to a new day. GOD has work for you to do and He’s not done developing you for it. As humans living in a fallen world, we can easily get caught up in the nonsense of phrases like: “I’m just not good enough for …” or “I could […]
15-17 Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using […]
“Loneliness is the result of not feeling seen, heard or understood enough.” Love McPherson I showed you in all things that you should work as I did and help the weak. I taught you to remember the words Jesus said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Acts 20:35 NCV By now, you should […]
There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 NLT Maybe you’ve noticed that I’ve spent considerable time and space talking about the importance of living life in community with other Christ Followers. I believe that the culture in which we are presently living deems it necessary to […]
Knee surgery was a humbling experience. Not because of the obvious temporary disability, but because of the sheer fact that this “independent woman” had to swallow her pride to ask for help to accomplish the simplest of tasks. At a young age, mama taught me how to scale the kitchen counter to get to those […]
You and I have heard it said: “There’s a message in that mess.” “There’s a testimony in that trial.” “There’s a hallelujah in that hurt.” And while all these phrases sound good looking back over our shoulder at what was, it’s not so easy to swallow in the here and now. Anyone relate? In recent […]
34“I give you a new command: Love each other. You must love each other as I have loved you. 35 All people will know that you are my followers if you love each other.” John 13:34-35 NCV This transparent conversation is worthy of hitting the replay button several times. The title alone gives you insight into what […]
Titus Two 