Do you identify as a christian? This name came about as a label for those that were recognized as following the teachings of Jesus. Christ followers. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. Luke 4:46 But why do you...
Articles for July 2022
Leaven?
Have we let the leaven of the world change our ways? James 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts. Matthew 7:15-16 Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are...
Falling Apart?
Do you feel like the world is falling apart? I think many of us may. There was a time when I thought my world was falling apart, that I was going crazy. The song would repeat in my head, “Your world’s not falling apart, it’s falling into place.” Did...
Regret
I dare say we all have some regret. Do we truly regret our actions or do we regret the consequences? Do we make a heart change a long with a behavior change? Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I...
Still One
Proverbs 29:12 If a ruler pays attention to lies, all his servants become wicked. In 1 Chronicles chapter 18 we find king Ahab and king Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat goes to visit Ahab. Ahab asks Jehoshaphat if he will go to war with him against Ramoth Gilead. Jehoshaphat says yes but,...
Weary Traveler
We have walked through and paid the consequences of our mistakes and many still haunt us. Yet there is Jesus. Jesus is always faithful. If we look to Jesus we know we are never alone. Jesus says He is the Good Shepherd and the Good Shepherd never leaves His...
Meek?
Meek is not weak but self control. Self control is a gift of God. Ecclesiastes 9:17-18 Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard rather than the shout of a ruler of fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good. Those with...
Itching Ears?
We all like to be around those who will agree with our views and take up our cause. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, they will heap up for themselves teachers, and they will...
Why Wait?
There is nothing we can do, there is nothing we can change to earn God’s love and forgiveness. There is nothing we can give to keep it. Psalm 50:12 If I were hungry I would not tell you; for the world is Mine and all its fulness. Psalm 139:1-4...