Devotions, Book Reviews, and Resources
* Affiliate Links I love what Beth Moore writes in her new Bible study entitled, Children of the Day. She writes, “Come walk with Me. Even with a limp. That’s what Jacob did (Gen. 32:31). Even in the fire. That’s what Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego …
I never considered myself an idol worshiper. I love Jesus Christ, He resides in my heart, and I’ve asked Him to be Lord over every part of my life. Yet, as I prayed for a closer walk with Him, He graciously showed me that I …
The night before Mother’s Day at 11:00 p.m. my husband Les sat up in bed and said, “I am having a heart attack.” I said “Surely not. Maybe it is just indigestion.” That was the beginning of what was a nightmare. I just kept thinking …
What do a barren woman in ancient Israel and the tragedies of 9/11 have to do with each other? More than you might think. Hannah (1 Samuel 1) lived at a violent time in the history of Israel, the period of the Judges where “every …
Let us read our Bibles in private more, and with more pains and diligence. Ignorance of Scripture is the root of all error, and makes a person helpless in the hand of the devil. There is less private Bible reading, I suspect, than there was …
Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”( NKJV) I used to think that the “be still” part was talking about our meditative state, getting our minds quieted …
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23 “By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?” Matthew 7:16 “Those who live according to the …
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.” Jesus, John 14:1 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled …
Don’t we all just love it when someone mentions the Proverbs 31 woman? Almost immediately most of our eyes just roll as we let out a little sarcastic chuckle. Recently, however, I decided to read this chapter again. Turns out, there are some very basic fundamentals …
“And this is my prayer; that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit …
