“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth” (3 John 1:4). Young people are leaving the church in record numbers. Disgruntled youth declare, “Religion is not for me.” Raised in the Church their entire life, they simply walk away from their faith. They not only walk away… Continue Reading
How Christians Live Like Atheists
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none who does good (Psalm 53:1). How Christians Live Like Atheists You would not think of jumping out of a flying plane without a parachute. This exercise in “Extreme-spiritual-stunts” is exactly what you participate… Continue Reading
Four Tips Christians Can Use to Inspect Their Own Fruit
You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles (Matthew 7:16, NLT)? In the produce department of the grocery store the other day, I saw an elderly woman inspecting a cantaloupe, trying to decide which one to buy. She… Continue Reading
More of Him…Less of Me
The feelings came out of nowhere, totally catching me off guard. The ugly head of Jealousy. The demon of Insecurity. Each emotion equally messing with my resolve. I had just finished reading the fourth blog of the day under the tags “Christian Blog” and “Christian Devotional.” What was supposed to be an exercise devoted to… Continue Reading
False Sense of Security
The LORD will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life (Psalm 121:7). HCSB We had an issue a while back with our home security system. The system has since been fixed, but I remember one night I went to set the alarm before bed, pushing all of the normal codes on the… Continue Reading
No Greater Love….God’s Promises to Moms in the ‘Mommy Trenches’
I am a grateful Mom of three rambunctious, high-spirited, “never gonna stop ‘til they drop” boys ages 12, 9, and 8. Throughout my “Mommy-hood years,” I have SEEN a lot! I’ve seen messy rooms, dirty faces, wilting flowers lifted up to me in grimy, chubby little hands, and excuse the crassness but there… Continue Reading