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One of the big changes with the “stay at home” order has been the canceled church services. Without church buildings, there have been many calls to “be the church.” I wanted to explore what that means and what it looks like.
We just celebrated the greatest day on the Christian calendar (my opinion!), Easter Sunday. God’s plan for the restoration of his people had been accomplished. Now here we are on Easter Monday brimming with thankfulness and joy that Jesus died to cover our sins. His resurrection sealed our eternal life with him. That changes everything. …
How do you usually prepare for Easter? Normally, it’s everything from church services to new clothes and food planning. This year: none of these things. Online church services have been a lifesaver (thanks to technology!), but there is still that feeling of disconnect for me. I did a little digging and came up with 4 …
Last week we looked at how to love like Jesus. There was one aspect of His love that I have been keenly convicted of, and I want to dive deep into what it means. Jesus tells us that we are to “love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” Matthew 5:44 (NIV). But …
What does living intentionally for God really mean? If we are intentional about something it means we are deliberate in our action. We do it on purpose. The opposite would be something unplanned or impulsive. The word “intentional” kept popping into my head recently, but I wasn’t sure why, or what to do with the …
Last week we looked at the virtue of gratitude from a Christian perspective. We dug into Scripture and looked at ways Jesus and other Biblical characters expressed gratitude. We learned that expressing gratitude always begins with gratitude to God. When we have the mindset of seeing everything in our lives through the lens of His …
We all have physical and/or emotional wounds that have become scars. It’s been said that every scar has a story. I’m looking forward to heaven when our scars are no more. Scripture tells us “our citizenship is in heaven, and from it, we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly …
Life was piling up on me. Have you ever been there? It put me in a funk and I knew I needed an attitude change. I needed to focus more on God and less on my life’s storms. I know that when I praise him it reminds me of the greatness of God- his mercy …
“Finding your Purpose” seems to be everywhere. I’m seeing entire books published, and lots of Pinterest, Instagram and blog posts on the topic. My own blogging ministry started when my Bible study leader prayed for our group to “find our purpose in God.” I recently had someone tell me she was struggling with knowing her …
