“…they will speak with new tongues…”(Mark 16:17c) I listened on Skype the other day as our granddaughter responded to her mother by saying nine—German for no. Not surprising in her new found language no would be one of the first words spoken emphatically. It brought …
Rooted in Christ: Yielding Fruits of the Spirit
Clothed and in Our Right Minds
What kind of spiritual fashion statement would the Body of Christ make today if we clothed ourselves in Colossians 3:12? Clothed our mind, heart, actions, words? Prayer Request The Bible tells us in the last days evil will grow more and more. In the United …
Showing Kindness in Marriage
“Is there anything I can do for you today?” My husband often asks me that question. I don’t usually have anything for him to do, but just that he asked means a lot to me. He is so good at practicing kindness. In a marriage …
Where to Write Kindness
May’s Rooted in Christ theme is Kindness Kellie Renfroe founded Mentoring Moments in 2005 with two friends as a way to introduce women to the benefits of godly mentoring. Happily married for 23 years to Greg Renfroe, they have one daughter (13 years-old) and three …
May ~ Rooted in Kindness
John Maxwell said it this way, “No one cares how much you know until you show how much you care.” Mark Twain said, “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” The Psalmist gets to the heart of the …
Worried Sick
While traveling through the Appalachian Mountains, a couple stopped at a rustic country store. While the man sampled the hoop cheese and dill pickles, his wife talked with an elderly woman in a faded sunbonnet. In a few minutes the wife came over to her …
Christian Idol Worship
(If you cannot view the video, click here.) “The Lord says: ‘These people come near me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been …
Don’t Allow Squawkers to Steal Your Peace
“Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit…” [Eccl. 7:9]. Squawking–even the word can irritate with its sharp and unrelenting sense of a warring spirit. There you are enjoying the peace and beauty of God when suddenly a flock of blue jays with their constant …
Walking in Peace
Walking in peace is possible through the power of the Holy Spirit. A lost world is watching; are we reflecting Christ today? Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of …
Forgiving and Forgetting the Past
”Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved…” [Jeremiah 17:14] I always loved the Pike’s Nursery commercial—go dig in the dirt again! To me it spoke of undisturbed, carefree activity. However, you may be one of those …