What we see depends mainly on what we are looking for. If we’re in a bad mood, we may grumble and complain about all the problems in life, conveniently ignoring personal blessings. While on a journey, we might focus on… Read More ›
God’s love
Love God With Your WHOLE Heart
We are called to love God with our ENTIRE HEART, not just a portion of it. With God, it is all or nothin’. Believers cannot say, Here Lord, I’ve reserved this little section of my heart just for You. Nope!… Read More ›
Thankful God Rejoices Over Me
God, our heavenly Father, delights in us! We underestimate the joy God has in His people, and too often think He is annoyed or angry with us. But God cannot rest in His love for us. It is beyond measure…. Read More ›
The One Thing You Just Have to Know About God
By Greg Holt What is the one thing you think people need to know about God? Have you ever thought about this? How important do you think it is to know this one thing? I am going to say very… Read More ›
God's Intense Love for Us
By Greg Holt Do you say “I love you” to your spouse? Does your spouse say “I love you”, to you as well? It is nice to hear those words, nice to see the words “I love you” in action…. Read More ›
It’s You I Love
“For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of… Read More ›
Does God Really Care About Me? Here’s How You Can Answer That Question
Have you ever wondered – does God really care about me? I know I have at various times. It’s easy to believe in God and to think/know that He truly cares about us when life is going well for us…. Read More ›
You Are Valuable—Because You Are Loved!
July 14 “But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 Grace is the most beautiful word in the Bible other than Jesus. Grace is why God loves us… Read More ›
Believing the Lie
Its so easy to tell a lie – white or black depending on which school you went to I surmise. God of course doesn’t tolerate lies of any sort – deception included – we can so easily fall into the… Read More ›
No Resurrection, No Savior
APRIL 4 DAY BEFORE EASTER “And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain…. ye are yet in your sins.” – 1 Corinthians 15: 14, 17 It’s an unthinkable question: what if… Read More ›
Living by Promises Not Explanations
FEBRUARY 25 “Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask Him.” – Matthew 6:8 According to an article, Henry Ford asked some engineers to box the transmissions for his… Read More ›
An Interview With God
http://vimeo.com/8898059 “So you would like to interview Me?” God Asked “If you have the time.” I said “My time is ETERNITY. What questions do you have in mind for me?” “What surprises you most about humankind?” God answered, “That they… Read More ›
The One Thing You Simply Must Know About God
What is the one thing you think people need to know about God? Have you ever thought about this? How important do you think it is to know this one thing? I am going to say very important, as in… Read More ›
God's Love Includes Pruning
“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices… Read More ›
A COMPASSIONATE COUNSELOR
By Neil Anderson February 27 Matthew 9:13 But go and learn what this means, “I desire compassion, and not sacrifice” I used to ask my seminary students two questions: What attributes, strengths and characteristics would you look… Read More ›
HE’S ALWAYS THERE
By Neil Anderson February 20 Matthew 28:20 I am with you always, even to the end of the age In the early 1980s I counseled a Christian young woman who was languishing in deep spiritual, mental and… Read More ›
AN EVERLASTING LOVE
By Neil Anderson February 14 Jeremiah 31:3 I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness One night I came home from work and my wife Joanne met me at the… Read More ›
THE GREAT ETERNAL CONSTANT
By Neil Anderson December 27 1 John 3:1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God Have you ever felt that God is ready to give up on you… Read More ›
One Woman’s Amazing and Selfless Christmas Gift After Her Death
Vine Of Life News A woman who died more than two years ago has given her family an incredible post-humous Christmas gift. Brenda Schmitz, wife and mother of four, passed away in September 2011 after a battle with ovarian cancer…. Read More ›
The Shield Of Faith
By Neil Anderson November 27 Ephesians 6:16 Taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one Paul mentions three more pieces of armor that we must… Read More ›
Live For God….Let His Spirit Shine!
Vine of Life News Commentary by: Gordon King Hello folks! May God bless you and fill you with his wisdom, courage and strength. For we are living in trying times, the times of the end of an age. This is… Read More ›
The Love Of God Includes Pruning
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” John 15:1-2 (NKJV)… Read More ›
In Praise of our Father When Times are Hard
How is your day going today? Good, ok, maybe just plain bad? It is easy to praise God when all is well, no problem to lift up your voice and worship. How about when your day is awful? How about… Read More ›
A Love Letter For My Father
Originally posted on Vine of Life News by Lyn Leahz “Why do you complain, Ya’akov; why do you say, Isra’el, “My way is hidden from Adonai, my rights are ignored by my God”? Haven’t you known, haven’t you heard that… Read More ›
I Will Praise YOU in this Storm…
I will praise You in this storm… For You are who You are… No matter where I am… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGPS8sa-bRQ&w=480&h=360] Greg HoltAbout the author: Greg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and is also a political analyst, author, and is… Read More ›
Do You Want To Fall Head Over Heals In Love Today?
Lyn Leahz ©2012 Sadness and loneliness weighed heavy on my heart that evening a few years ago as I sat on the edge of my bed talking with the Father about some things that were on my mind. It was… Read More ›
My Mum's amazing message
I was the most fortunate of kids! I was brought up with a Mum and Dad who loved God. Being the youngest of five, (I had twin sisters but sadly one died of TB when she was only one year… Read More ›
Against All Odds
Amazing and extraordinary things happen to all of us through our journey here on earth; some very good and some very very bad. In January this year I wrote a blog entitled “Consequences”. In that blog I fictionalised a story… Read More ›
Mysteries; Great and small
WOW! Mysteries – I love em!! – Well sometimes anyway – I must admit that the mysteries of the computer make me frustrated, angry and despairing!! But other mysteries well that’s another matter; the mystery of creation; the universe; the… Read More ›
Got the guilts? You can fix that.
As I get older I am realising more and more just how forgiving My God is. When I look back on my life and see the incredibly stupid decisions and mistakes I have made and how I have botched up… Read More ›