Jun 20, 2024 | Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Idolatry, Surrender
I asked my friend, “How did you get in?” A sly smile crept over her face, “Well, I couldn’t find any doors or windows, so I climbed over the wall.” Her words still make me laugh, but it was closer to reality than I wanted to admit. For...
Mar 4, 2022 | Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Kingdom of God, Truth & Theology
As you and I consider the ever increasing and more sinister tragedies befalling our world today: terrorism, wars, human trafficking, school shootings, abortion – our hearts cry out in deep despair for justice. And rightfully so. Yet at the end of the day, if we...
Sep 1, 2021 | Bible Study Sneak Peeks (Excerpts), Christian Life, Follow Christ (Count the Cost)
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105) There is a reason why God’s Word is described as a light to our path. The farther we travel in the wrong direction—away from God and His Word—the darker it gets. Once we take that first wrong turn,...
Apr 4, 2021 | Christian Life, Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Spiritual Growth
I love my handy little label-maker. Truth be told, I use it more than necessary. Not that long ago, a friend asked me if I would print some labels for her. Of course I was delighted! Apparently, her family enjoyed having a variety of coffee. However, they kept...
Apr 1, 2021 | Bible Study Sneak Peeks (Excerpts), Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Sacrifice, Suffering
On a moonlit night at the garden of Gethsemane many years ago, blood, sweat, and tears poured forth from Jesus’s body as He prayed – but something else penetrated the veil of darkness that night: the sweet aroma of Mary’s perfume … In Old...
Mar 11, 2021 | Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Prayer, Surrender
Have you ever thought, “If I just pray more often, or harder, I’ll get closer to God and be able to hear God’s voice”? I certainly have. But then I read this beautiful verse in my Bible. “Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me and he who...