Last week I talked about prayer and the need for constant communication with the Lord. I finished with the statement that “This type of prayer takes quite a while to develop. It takes practice, experimentation, and persistence. Very few start … Continue reading →
Next week I will begin sharing a verse by verse study of Philippians on Monday mornings __________________________________________________ The church at Philippi Paul’s ministry to Philippi started spectacularly. You can read about it in Acts 16. He was on his second … Continue reading →
Galatians 6:11 Notice what large letters I am using while writing these closing words myself. The normal practice was for teachers to dictate letters to a scribe. With Paul’s eye trouble, that may have been especially necessary for him. What … Continue reading →
Prayer is the beginning. But we are obviously not talking about written liturgical prayer. Nor are we talking about the common gimme lists. This is prayer as it is defined in Christian terms, a dialogue—talking back and forth, a conversation. … Continue reading →
This is an excerpt from “the Narrow Gate” to be released new week. __________________________________________________ Knowing the Lord, talking with Him, hearing Him is the core of our faith. It is what we are about. All we do as believers hinges … Continue reading →
The Write Conversation gave us a good reminder this weekend. You are a Christian writer, right? … Continue reading →
Galatians 6:9–10 So we should not allow ourselves to get tired of doing good. At the right time (determined by God) we will harvest His blessing if we don’t give up. Because of this, whenever we are given the opportunity, … Continue reading →
Because things do not have to be as old as they appear to be If you were privileged to have a viewing of God’s creation work in the Garden of Eden on day six: How old would you have said … Continue reading →
This rarely heard truth: Knowing God is required of us Though you’d never know it in most of the church today, knowing God intimately—as a wife knows her husband—is the plan. This is what God wants for you. This is … Continue reading →
Galatians 6:7–8 Have you ever tried to lay a guilt trip on God? Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who focuses on his own flesh … Continue reading →