Biblical Wisdom
Lead Us Not into Temptation
Have you ever noticed that when you try to intentionally start doing the “right’ thing or living in a better way, that bad things sometimes begin to happen? Sometimes when we make the effort to draw closer to God, it seems that the world around us is against it. Ever wondered why that would be? … Continue reading
Called to Serve
My church is doing a Bible study on the Gospel of Luke. Last night, we covered chapter four. There’s a lot of events that occur in that chapter. The account of Jesus being tempted by Satan, as well as Jesus preaching in his hometown synagogue and being run out of town, are all big stories. … Continue reading
Green Pastures
My hubby and I attend a small group with some people from our church. Over the past few months, we have been watching a video series on the Holy Land. The idea is to give modern-day Bible readers, a more accurate picture of Biblical imagery and the landscape, where many of the stories occurred. It’s … Continue reading
Your Verse Here
Back in August, Donald Trump, who was defending his Christianity, stated in front of reporters, that the Bible was his favorite book. The follow-up question was, “What is your favorite Bible verse?” Trump deflected the question and said that it was personal and he wouldn’t share that information. Of course, a firestorm was created about … Continue reading
Glimpses of Heaven
Last Sunday, our pastor talked about the Transfiguration of Jesus. It’s found in three out of the four Gospels. Luke tells us that Jesus had taken Peter, James, and John, his besties, up to a mountain top to pray. I always find it interesting that Jesus seemed to seek out beautiful spots in nature to … Continue reading
Advice from Paul
I recently read a blog post centered on 1 Thessalonians 4:11. “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands just as we told you.” The writer went one way and my mind went spinning in an entirely different direction. I looked it up … Continue reading
Lessons from Peter
Yesterday, our Sunday school lesson for our middle school class, was on Jesus calling Peter, James and John to be fishers of men. I remember this story well from my own Sunday school days. I feel like there were felt board cut outs for it. I know there was a song. As I recall, these … Continue reading
Our Story
Our church started a Bible study on Wednesday night on the Gospel of Luke. I love Luke because of all of the intricate details that it includes. Luke is the only place where we see Gabriel visit Mary and Zechariah to tell them about their miraculous babies. Luke also includes “Mary’s Song.” After Mary has … Continue reading
Standing on the Promises
Yesterday’s sermon was about Jesus preaching in his hometown synagogue. The people there, didn’t like what His message was, so they tried to kill Him. He walked away from them and went on His way. He was eventually killed because the folks in charge couldn’t deal with His message, but they learned in the end, … Continue reading
Living with Bold Faith
I had lunch a few days ago with a very dear friend of mine. We hadn’t spoken in months and we had a ton of catching up to do. We worshiped at the same church for many years and we were Vacation Bible School partners for close to ten of them. We began talking about … Continue reading