Photo by Carnie Lewis, Creative Commons …when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. John 4:40 How Jesus Loved People Jesus was on his way to Galilee when He encountered… Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL ARTICLES
Excellent article on why we need to have “much” of God in our lives. He needs to with us all the time, not just when times are tough. Click this link to ChristianBlessings to finish reading! GregGreg is a strong… Read More ›
Blessed Are The…
Sermon on the Mount painted by Ivan Makarov 1889 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit… Read More ›
Is condemning the fallen bad for the Church?
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved (John 3:17). Everybody stumbles and everybody fall sometimes; including the most pious among us. However, as Christians we routinely ignore these fundamental biblical facts, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23)… “There is none righteous,… Read More ›
Struggling with anxiety?? Over stressed??
Are you struggling with anxiety? Did you know that we don’t have to have anxiety in our lives! That’s right – we can overcome even the slightest trace of anxiousness if we give everything over to God . Ho Hum… Read More ›
How to Love Like Jesus — Focus and Flow: John 4:31-34
How to Love Like Jesus — Where’s Your Focus? Meanwhile his disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat something.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought… Read More ›
Are You Maintaining Your Vehicle?
Romans 3:23-24 “All have sinned and are not good enough for God’s glory, and all need to be made right with God by His grace, which is a free gift. They need to be made free from sin through Jesus Christ.” None… Read More ›
Chasing After God’s Heart
For all you men out there, check out the great guys Mark and Mike at Solomons Porch Radio. The most recent show dealt with being a man after God’s own heart and what that looks like. These are thirty minute… Read More ›
‘Body of Christ’
I was thinking the other night about just how important we are all to one another. We are truly linked together within the body of Christ, and what connects us is LOVE one for another. Love is like veins within… Read More ›
Knowing God (Part Two)
“When My Father and Mother Forsake Me, Then The Lord Will Take Me Up” — Psalm 27:10 Well, they did and He did. God kept His promise. ~=~=~=~=~ The primary way that I have known God through out my life… Read More ›
Greg Laurie’s Harvest Crusade starts tonight! GregGreg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the need for revival in today’s Church. He likes reading, writing, music, and spending time with his family and his dog Roxie. By day… Read More ›
Knowing God (Part One)
One of my regular readers and commenters asked me if I could calculate how much of my knowing God has to do with bible knowledge and how much has been through personal experience. I had to think about it, but… Read More ›
Bride-Atude Eight: The Light Keepers
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven… We have a habit of associating persecution only with ‘non-Christian’ countries and oppressive regimes. Especially in democratic societies we tend automatically to think that… Read More ›
Be Kind, Please Rewind
Kind thoughts are rarer than either kind words or deeds. They imply a great deal of thinking about others. This in itself is rare. But they also imply a great deal of thinking about others without the thoughts being criticisms…. Read More ›
Does God Have A Sense of Humor?
As a child growing up I often heard the phrase, “God must have a sense of humor.” As I was watching the History Channel I heard a voice which kept repeating this question. At the moment this question appeared to… Read More ›
Being Filled with the Spirit
We are all filled with something, mostly ourselves, or, like some of the Christians at Ephesus, that and way too much wine (Eph. 5:18). The point is that whatever fills us controls us, constantly captures our attention, and occupies our… Read More ›
SET ME ON FIRE!
The story goes that a woman was milking her cow by the light from a little lamp of oil. The cow kicked over the lamp. The flame kindled a wisp of hay, and another wisp, and another, until all the… Read More ›
Grace: It Isn’t Just For Breakfast Anymore
Episcopal priest Robert Capon said: “We are in a war between dullness and astonishment.” The most critical issue facing Christians is not abortion, pornography, the disintegration of the family, moral absolutes, MTV, drugs, racism, sexuality or school prayer. The critical… Read More ›
The Holy Spirit: How to Know if You Have Him
Pentacost by Jean II Restout (Photo Credit Wikipedia) At church the other night our pastor directed anyone interested in receiving prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit to go to the prayer room after the service. I was amazed…. Read More ›
3 Things We Can Learn From Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve probably heard about Chick-Fil-A’s statement regarding their belief that marriage is meant to be between a man and a woman, only. Apparently in certain areas of the country this is big news…. Read More ›
The Woman at the Well – Part 2
(John 4:27-30, 39-45) In the last post we looked at the conversation between Jesus and the woman at the well. We saw the interactions between them and there were lessons that are useful to understand today coming from that discussion…. Read More ›
Struggling with Addictions
Opium poppies (Photo credit Wikipedia) Have you ever had an addiction? Maybe you find yourself struggling with one even now. For those who have never been addicted to something, they cannot possibly begin to understand what it is like. An… Read More ›
“For We Were Slaves”
I have reposted this entire article as it is rather short. This was written by Deb over at Deb’s Blog. Great poem, hope you enjoy it! You can see the original post here. While you are there, why not check… Read More ›
“You Have a Spiritual Problem”
There is a great deal of rather ignorant talk from some Christians about mental illness. I think everyone has at least heard of, if not actually experienced, Christians who believe that mental ill-health is a spiritual problem rather than a… Read More ›
Radically Christian
“And before we destroy children’s love and belief in world-saving mission, before they get cynical and become like us, they even think about their future vocation in terms of mission, don’t you see that? They never just say …’I’m probably… Read More ›
The Woman at the Well – Part 1
(John 4:1-30) There are several lessons that we learn from this discussion between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. So much so that I have decided to split this post into two parts rather than cover it in… Read More ›
Do you serve Christ: or expect Him to serve you?
I was listening to a podcast on Solomons Porch Radio recently. This was a very good interview with Peter Guirguis, (Not Ashamed of the Gospel) on what he does in his ministry that is focused on Internet evangelism. One of… Read More ›
Breaking Free of The Lies – Finding True Identity – Part Two
Choose NOW to not allow what you were called in the past to hold you back from all you could be in the future… Breaking free may be easier to some and much harder for others…but the key is to START… Read More ›
Breaking Free of The Lies – Finding True Identity – Part One
I remember distinctly years ago as a teenager and college student of being called a “goody-two shoes”. Perhaps not the worst label to have, but it didn’t exactly give me a warm, gushy feeling inside knowing that I was considered… Read More ›
Putting out the Fire in my Mouth
James 3:6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell…. Read More ›