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Posted on December 10, 2015 BEHOLD! {Series} Faith

9. BEHOLD: Our Treasurer

People tend to count often in December. Fastidious budgeters often check their bank accounts multiple times a day during December. Others tally what’s left in their... Read more

Posted on December 8, 2015 Faith Loving Others

4 Biblical Strategies for Honoring Your In Laws

You’re probably familiar with Exodus 20:12 –“honor your father and mother”. While fumbling over “Nan-uh, Mrs., uh, Mom?” it isn’t always obvious that this command... Read more

Posted on December 3, 2015 BEHOLD! {Series} Faith

2. BEHOLD: The Promise Keeper

There’s something about December that draws up the dreams in our hearts. Maybe it’s the sappy music and the happy advertising everywhere. The nostalgia of... Read more

Posted on November 12, 2015 Faith Growing in Christ Loving Others

Letting “It” Be

Photo from: weheartit.com Moving from a place of resignation to the holy space of accepting God’s sovereignty joyfully and humbly isn’t easy. One of the... Read more

Posted on November 10, 2015 Faith Growing in Christ

It Is(n’t) What It Is

Photo from: www.armstrongeconomics.com The phrase has been floating around for years. It came to my attention as friends of mine from different circles and walks of... Read more

Posted on November 4, 2015 Faith Loving Others

We Need to Witness to Believers Too

Photo from: Pixabay “Witnessing” and “testifying” are words generally reserved for evangelizing. It is by hearing a testimony that many people become interested in the... Read more

Posted on November 3, 2015 Faith Growing in Christ

The Nuts and Bolts of Building Your Faith

Photo from: pixabay.com You know the monumental moments of your faith. When you take the first step of faith and your foundation is laid in... Read more

Posted on November 2, 2015April 8, 2017 Faith Throwback Posts

HE is More Than [Fill In the Blank]

Photo from: Piaxbay We need to “love the Lord, not just the idea of the Lord” said my dear friend (SkillzUSA). AKA: Don’t reduce God... Read more

Posted on October 29, 2015 Faith Loving Others Throwback Posts

You Were Right!…Or Were You?

Photo from: pixabay 3 words everybody loves to hear: “you were right.” We like to be right. Many of us try to do the right... Read more

Posted on October 22, 2015 Faith Loving Others

What Hope Can a Broken Heart offer?

How can our brokenness be useful to others? Offering our broken hearts to the Lord as a sacrifice and a praise is one thing. But,... Read more

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