Mentoring, Leadership, & Homemaking
On New Year’s Day we will began our adventure of reading through the Bible in 2013. Reading God’s Story will be a life changing experience for everyone. When we immerse ourselves in the Word, growth and change happen. Remember, ‘the word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword.’ Are you ready to grow in the Word this year? I am! There are several reading options available, just choose the one most suited to your life style. * Printed versions {Read More}
Have you ever felt led to read the entire Bible but never followed through? Maybe you started and allowed it to fall to the side, or maybe thought of reading the Bible from cover to cover is overwhelming. My friend and accountability partner Cindy and I have read the Bible through each year for about ten years. When we first started both of us felt overwhelmed, but through the years we have learned having a plan is a huge step {Read More}
“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” James 4:8 NASB Prayer: Gracious Heavenly Father, sometimes life can be so overwhelming. There are days when life leaves me doubting and discouraged. Yet, Your Word tells me that I am to draw near to You, which means to pursue an intimate love relationship with You and this is done by being in Your Word. You never {Read More}
“The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; The precepts of the LORD are right; rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous altogether.” Psalm 19:7-9 NASB Prayer . . . Gracious Heavenly Father, through the mighty and precious name of Jesus, {Read More}
Recently I heard Tony Evans ask the following question: “How do you know when you are hungry?” After a short pause he answered, “When you know what it is like to be full.” I thought to myself that same principal applies to spiritual hunger. Perhaps you are like me, right now, this very day, spiritually hungry. The reason you know you are spiritually hungry is that you understand what it is like to be saturated with His word–to feast upon {Read More}
“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 sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.” Romans 8:5 “For the kingdom of {Read More}
“Is the Bible the Word of God? Then let us all resolve from this day forward to prize the Bible more. Let us not fear being idolaters of this blessed book. People may easily make an idol of the Church, of ministers, of sacraments, or of intellect. People cannot make an idol of the Word. Let us regard all who would damage the authority of the Bible, or impugn its credit, as spiritual robbers. We are traveling through a wilderness: {Read More}
We can have inner peace through suffering, which makes no human sense, when our minds are focused on God and His Word. We can use trying situations as an opportunity to teach our kids the solid foundation of peace, personally experiencing what they have heard about in Scripture. We can role-model to them calm confidence, and being doers of the Word, not hearers only. Modeling how not to be consumed with worry, doubt, and fear and thereby making them scared. {Read More}
”But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.” [James 1:25] Do you ever feel guilty when someone is telling you what they learned in their quiet time—and hope they don’t ask you what you learned in yours? Do you long for a greater intimacy with the Father? Or perhaps you have experienced the joy {Read More}
New Year’s Resolution: make Jesus a priority. How often has that been on your resolution list? If you are like many Christian women it’s been there many times, if not every time. By February (if not January 2nd) it’s the kind of resolution that nags and brings guilt. You remind yourself that there’s still 10 months (or 11, or 12) to get back on track. But schedules, routines, health issues, work and exhaustion pile up. Before you know it, it’s time {Read More}
We all need good mentors offering practical advise, wisdom, encouragement, and friendship. Here at MMCW you will find a storehouse of mentoring between generations, just as it should be.
