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2018-10-10 14:17
This week, I want to share some of my personal life and family with you, if that is okay.  It will definitely relate to victory, which is our subject matter right now.I have two beautif… Read More
2018-09-25 13:50
Throughout history good and evil has been portrayed by the colors black and white:  light and darkness.  The old western movies always had the "good guy" in a white cowboy hat and… Read More
2018-09-13 13:54
Social media is a funny thing.  It can be a great way to stay connected to people you haven't seen since high school or to share photos of the kids and grandkids with family and friends… Read More
2018-09-07 14:58
We talked yesterday about being imitators of God and doing what He did and saying what we hear Him say.  However, we should never be something we are not. There is a movie that was… Read More
2018-09-06 13:43
Ephesians 5:1-2  Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.  Many years ago a fad spread through the Christian community:  WWJD?  The idea was to get everyone t… Read More
2018-08-28 14:50
We are going to continue our study in Ephesians with the last few verses of Chapter 4.  Verse 25 says this: Ephesians 4:25  Therefore, putting away lying, "LET EACH ONE OF YOU… Read More
2018-08-22 14:24
Today's verses are Ephesians 4:17-24.  There is much here in these few verses that I want us to look at as it relates to growing up in Christ. Yesterday we looked at the bond of love an… Read More
2018-08-20 14:32
Earlier in the week we discussed the perfect bond of unity in the spirit. That discussion led us to Christ's perfect love.  I want to expand on that some and we will see where it takes… Read More
2018-07-30 14:26
Hello!! I posted a question on the facebook page last week, "What does having victory in your life mean to you?"  There were some good responses and think they are great lead ins to the… Read More
2018-07-18 16:03
I love music and I particularly enjoy Christian music.  Gospel, contemporary, praise or worship, it doesn’t matter. I enjoy feeding my spirit with uplifting and encouraging music… Read More
2018-07-10 13:40
It has taken some time to get through the book of Hebrews.  It has definitely been a challenge for me.  Chapter 12 is also a tough chapter.  It talks about being chastened by… Read More
2018-07-04 12:11
The USA's Independence Day is tdoay and I woke up earlier in the week thinking about what it cost my country to free itself from oppression.  The price was high, but freedom was gained… Read More
2018-06-26 14:19
Have you ever felt as though your faith is just not strong enough to believe that God will the word of God to be true?  Or that He fulfills His promises.  We are all given a measur… Read More
2018-06-19 19:24
Now, in Hebrews 11 we begin to see the foundation for moving forward:  Faith.  Unlike the previous chapters that discussed all that Jesus is and why He is the last High Priest and… Read More
2018-06-12 14:10
The text today is the last part of Hebrews chapter 10:26-39.  Here we have a second warning about turning away from the sacrifice Jesus Christ made for us.  Hebrews 10:26-27&n&hell…Read More
2018-06-07 13:52
I watched a movie yesterday afternoon with a simple plot that started me thinking.  A woman had been supporting her husband for 15 years in his endeavor which kept him in the spotlight… Read More
2018-05-15 14:35
Hebrews 9:1-3  Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary.  (2)  For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which w… Read More
2018-05-10 14:13
Hebrews 8:13  In that He says, "A NEW COVENANT," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.The above verse has been a source… Read More
2018-04-11 14:38
Hebrews 6 is a challenging chapter in some aspects to read.  It was for me, anyway.  There are several things here that I find interesting following on the heels of spiritual growt… Read More
2018-04-04 13:39
Yesterday we looked at how our spiritual growth should lead us into teaching others about the principles of the Gospel. Our spiritual growth should not be neglected.  But, beyond that… Read More
2018-04-03 13:39
Hebrews 5 is a chapter that the writer discussess spiritual growth and maturity.  The chapter begins by discussing the High Priesthood of Jesus Christ.  Jesus was designated or app… Read More
2018-03-26 14:23
I know I have said it before, but I will say it again: There is so much in Hebrews that I feel like I have placed my study time on slow motion.  I do apologize if we are moving through… Read More
2018-03-21 20:14
We are diving right in to Chapter 2 this morning.  I don't know how far we will get, but here we go!  The writer begins with what is actually a continuation of Chapter 1.&nbsp&hell…Read More
2018-03-16 20:59
Yesterday I posted a question on the Facebook wall that was simply:  What does "remaining faithful" mean to you?  For me, remaining faithful means more than just being true to my m… Read More
2018-03-09 13:32
We are definitely seeing Joshua wrapping up, but chapter 22 brings us back to the beginning of the book.  Cities have been destroyed.  Kings have been killed.  Some of the lan… Read More
2018-03-06 14:16
Yes, I am fast forwarding just slightly to Joshua Chapter 21.  We are almost finished with our study in Joshua and I for one and am so thankful the Lord me through this study.  Aft… Read More
2018-03-01 13:49
There are several chapters that we can get bogged down in: Chapters 13,14,15,16,17,18 are all about dividing up the rest of the land.  Chapter 13 begins with saying that Joshua was old… Read More
2018-02-25 14:29
I want to take a small detour before we move on to Joshua 11 and talk about distractions for a moment, and I want to do so very transparently, if you will let me.  Last week was a… Read More
2018-02-23 13:27
Let's begin today in Joshua 10:16-27.  The five kings that had decided they were going to band together and fight against Gibeon and the Children of Israel have now fled the battlefield… Read More
2018-02-13 16:12
Yesterday we saw Joshua and the Men of Israel allow some of the people they were supposed to destroy infiltrate their camp.  There was some hesitation from some of the men, but ultimate… Read More
2018-02-12 16:06
Chapter 9 is an interesting chapter, I think.  I also believe it is a perfect illustration of the importance of seeking the counsel of the Lord.  In Chapter 9, we see the people of… Read More
2018-02-11 18:20
The Israelites have been on quite the journey in the first 8 chapters of Joshua, haven't they?  Before we go on to Chapter 9, I want to take a moment and look at the last two verses of… Read More
2018-02-06 16:59
At the end of Chapter 7, we see the conclusion of Achan's punishment.  After the punishment was completed, v.26 says that the Lord turned His anger away from Israel. That is a good thin… Read More
2018-02-01 14:11
In Joshua 7 we saw where the Children of Israel were defeated because of the sin and disobedience of one man: Achan.  We also see where Joshua began an investigation to find the offende… Read More
2018-01-29 14:09
In Joshua 6:18 we saw the Lord tell Joshua that no one was to take any "accursed thing" when they took Jericho.  The word accursed here means "things which should have been utterly dest… Read More
2018-01-28 14:27
Joshua 6:26  Then Joshua charged them at that time, saying, "Cursed be the man before the LORD who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn… Read More
2018-01-25 14:38
There are a couple of things remaining in Joshua Chapter 6 to look at.  Verse 24:Joshua 6:24  But they burned the city and all that was in it with fire. Only the silver and gold, a… Read More
2018-01-18 14:52
So far, through 5 chapters in Joshua I am seeing things I haven't seen before and destroying assumptions I have made throughout my life.  There are many parallels between the journey of… Read More
2018-01-16 14:51
Joshua 5:9-15After the circumcision of the men in the camp was completed, the Lord told Joshua that He had rolled away the reproach of Egypt from the people. No more would they be identified… Read More
2018-01-12 13:38
In Joshua Chapter 4, we see the Children of Israel cross the Jordan.  They do so exactly the way the Lord directed.  Not only do they do so exactly the way the Lord directed, but t… Read More
2018-01-10 14:13
My husband and I are avid campers.  No, I don't mean we take a travel trailer or an RV and "camp."  We tent camp where there is no heating and no air conditioning aside from the wi… Read More
2018-01-05 13:56
Joshua 2:23-24  So the two men returned, descended from the mountain, and crossed over; and they came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all that had befallen them.  (24) … Read More
2018-01-04 14:32
Rahab the Prostitute.  That is all we know about the woman that helped Joshua's spies in Jericho.  An unlikely ally for the children of the Most High God, right?  She lied to… Read More
2018-01-03 14:07
When I was reading Joshua Chapter 1 yesterday, there was one thing that caught my attention:  verses 12-18.  In these verses Joshua is telling the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and M… Read More
2018-01-02 13:32
Beginning this New Year with a study on Joshua will help solidify the promises for us, I believe, we looked at in 2017.  Joshua is a book of courage.  It is a book of obedience.&nb&hell…Read More
2017-12-29 13:19
With the New Year approaching, I thought it was only appropriate to end 2017 with the Promise of New Life.  Often when the end of the year comes we look back and reflect on what the out… Read More
2017-12-17 14:39
My husband and I went camping this weekend.  It was a quick trip, but it was nice to get away nonetheless.  Several days before we left God had begun to talk to me about the Promie… Read More
2017-12-12 14:05
Do you ever feel like the world is out to get you and you just want to run away from it all?  I know I have felt that way. How and where we run is important though.  People respond… Read More
2017-12-04 14:34
I know.  "The Promise of Life" is a strange title, right?  But consider this...Jesus came why?  John 10:10  The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and… Read More
2017-11-29 15:00
Have you ever felt as though you have given all you have to give?  Do you feel like there is nothing more in the storehouse of your heart set aside for anyone else?  We all feel li… Read More
2017-11-27 15:15
I have had something stirring in my heart for a few days.  I am not certain how to get it all out, so if I bumble through this post, please forgive me.  Let me try the best I can t… Read More
2017-11-24 13:45
Have you ever felt like you just can't go on?  I don't mean it's been a tough day and you are tired and looking forward to going to bed.  I mean it feels as though life has plotted… Read More
2017-11-21 14:03
We are back to the promises of God beginning last week and today I want to talk a little about faith.  Have you ever been praying about something and you share your prayers with a frien… Read More
2017-11-17 13:28
The last couple of weeks we have focused on building and being the city on a hill.  It has been interesting for me and it has been exciting for me.  I know God is doing something n… Read More
2017-11-15 11:58
Please allow me to say something before I share my heart this morning:  I have been accused of being "anti-church" with the posts I am making about our traditional denominational church… Read More
2017-11-14 14:57
This morning I am so thankful for God's grace and mercy, but I sometimes wonder if we remember what His mercy is like.  There are so many messages and teachings out there that talk abou… Read More
2017-11-11 14:32
Have you ever faced a situation that made you pray to God and say, "If my life is what you require, then I freely give it?"  No, I haven't been in a position where I had anything in my… Read More
2017-11-09 12:20
When we are at the different stages of life, our parents mean different things to us and we allow them to play different roles in our lives as we grow and mature.  When we are young, ou… Read More
2017-11-06 13:34
Good Morning, my friends.  I am sorry it has been a few days since my last post.  We have looked at a lot of information over the last few weeks.  For me, it has been really g… Read More
2017-10-29 12:53
This is going to be another extension of Building the City on a Hill series.  We have looked at walking in love in a couple of different ways.  We have talked about growing up in o… Read More
2017-10-25 16:01
When my brother was little he had these little green army men that he played with.  Do you remember those?  They were plastic, permanently fixed in one position.  There infant… Read More
2017-10-24 14:28
We have talked a lot about building the city on a hill, spiritual growth, and the fruits of the spirit.  We have talked about transparency and letting the light of Christ shine through… Read More
2017-10-22 13:16
I saw something last night posted on Facebook and I asked the poster what the scripture reference was and the response I received blew me away. I could ask the pastor that originally posted… Read More
2017-10-20 14:26
As promised, this is the second part from this morning's post.  I am sorry for splitting it into two posts, but I do think it will be beneficial.  If you haven't read Part 1, pleas… Read More
2017-10-20 13:46
You know, it can be difficult and confusing sometimes in this world of ours to know exactly what behavior is okay and what words are okay to say. We have looked so far at many things that mu… Read More
2017-10-17 12:39
Sunday I posted Mistaken Identity that discussed how the world can mistake our identity as still belonging to it when in fact we are ransomed out of the darkness through the perfect sacrific… Read More
2017-10-15 14:35
We have all heard the stories of the police arresting the wrong person for a crime because an eye witness thought they had identified the perpetrator.  The eye witness may have gotten t… Read More
2017-10-13 16:02
This is the first part of a series that I hope will spark some discussion, some personal reflection, and action driven from faith for all of us.  As I said in a post yesterday, I have b… Read More
2017-10-12 14:08
We often look to so many others to teach us.  Our traditional demoninational churches have pasters, teachers, and leaders for everything. There lead pastors, associate pastors, youth pa… Read More
2017-10-09 13:19
There is a part of me that has some sadness when I see people that I haven't seen in awhile because they remember what I used to be like...not what I am like now.  It particularly bring… Read More
2017-10-01 14:03
You know, we all pray. We all ask God for this or that and we all wonder if He hears. We all ask to be guided and directed. The end result is that we still want to be in control. I was s… Read More
2017-09-26 13:48
I have always known there was much more to the parable of the cursed fig tree in Matthew than what I have been taught.  I have been taught the fig tree produces its fruit before the lea… Read More
2017-09-22 15:16
I have been studying a lot over the last few weeks about a couple of different things.  Each topic comes back to the same thing:  focus or perspective.  What we focus on becom… Read More
2017-09-20 13:30
I am not the world's best housekeeper, which is actually ironic since I grew up with a mom who kept an immaculate house.  Every Saturday before we could go play outside or have friends… Read More
2017-09-14 14:32
In Tuesday's post, Reroute your GPS, we looked at what it means to take a different route other than the one we have always taken.  Today, I want to talk about no hesitation in the rout… Read More
2017-09-12 14:09
I recently was driving home from out of town and I used GPS to give me my route home.  The route the GPS took me on the way home was different than the route it had me take on the way t… Read More
2017-09-07 12:32
Good Morning, my friends.  I am sorry it has been awhile since I have written, but I have been studying this week trying to listen to what God has been saying to me.  One thing He… Read More
2017-08-31 17:21
Yesterday, in the post titled "Writing on the Transparency," we looked at some things that needed to be erased and overwritten for us to be transparent.  Now that we have put away with… Read More
2017-08-30 14:41
Yesterday in the post titled "Be Transparent" we discussed what it means to be transparent.  We talked about the picture we project to the world verses our reality.  I used the ana… Read More
2017-08-29 18:39
Good morning!  I want to share something that has been on my heart over the last week or so. It veers away from our study on the promises of God, but I believe it is important.  I… Read More
2017-08-25 13:31
I made a post on our facebook earlier in the week about trust.  I took a quick business trip and had to fly.  I don't fly often, but when I do I am always amazed at the handiwork i… Read More
2017-08-18 14:18
I was listening to a popular preacher the other day and something he said stuck with me and I have been mulling it over in my mind the last couple of days.  Isn't it funny how sometimes… Read More
2017-08-15 13:33
In the post entitled The Rising of the Waters, we looked at how we can keep from being overwhelmed.  I woke up this morning thinking about the post and how to expand on it.  W… Read More
2017-08-14 13:45
We have discussed so many things this year...from God's love, grace, and mercy to the strength He gives us when we are weak.  We have discussed worry and anxiety and how we learn to dea… Read More
2017-08-11 15:09
In Secret Works and Sounding Trumpets, we looked at doing our works in secret and shouting from the rooftops the good and chartable works we do.  We had several comments on the discussi… Read More

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