*Rejoice Always: Part 1 can be found HERE and explains much of what you’ll read below. It’s worth a quick read, friends! “If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. When I thought, ‘My foot slips,’ your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my …
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Hi, friends! Since Christmas is right around the corner, I thought our phones’ lock screen wallpapers could use an update—at least mine could, anyway. It still had pumpkins on it … oops! Lock screen wallpapers can help set the tone for the day and serve as an encouraging reminder whenever you check your phone, set your alarm, send a text, …
What does it mean to “walk by faith, not by sight?” 2 Corinthians 5 tells us this: “For we know that if the earthly tent [our physical body] which is our house is torn down [through death], we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed in this house we groan, …
“So Jesus said to them, ‘The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.’” John 12:35-36 ESV He’s getting …
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” John 13:34 ESV On this dreary Friday, having love for one another was met with some fairly common obstacles. I woke up with a migraine in progress, and my boys were less than enthusiastic to …
Friends, I’ve wrestled with James 1:2 several times over the years. How can we be expected to rejoice and “count it all joy” while our circumstances look and feel dire? James—a devoted servant of the Lord Jesus and His half-brother—answers with this: “Consider it nothing but joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials. Be assured that …
Jesus said, “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” JOHN 15:12-13 ESV Got a call from a sweet friend this morning to go open my front door, and this is what I found—a piping hot cup …
“By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.” Proverbs 24:3-4 ESV It takes wisdom, understanding and knowledge to design and build a house from the ground up, all pieces working in concert to form the final product. Likewise, for believers in Christ Jesus, our …
When the world leaves you cold, reach for the Comforter. Church sign in Cullman, AL Small-town church sign delivering some wisdom today, friends! The Bible tells us that God is our Comforter: “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our …
