Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 Family is one of the forms of government God has established. It is the structure that God set up for us to be born into to teach and train His children to live for…
Read MoreAnd let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15 Yesterday was one of those wasted days –at least it felt like it at the time. I am packing to move in three days. I am at a point where…
Read MoreAnd without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 “Christianity is radical, Beth.” These words were my husband’s initial response to the news that I had become a born-again Christian. Though he was…
Read MoreTreat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Of the many things posted on Facebook and Twitter quotes are often the best. The trouble with them for me is that I am not always sure who I…
Read MoreAnd he did not permit him but said to him, “Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” Mark 5:19 A bumper sticker I saw yesterday said, “I ♥ My Church”. First, let me say that it is a wonderful…
Read MoreGreater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 We haven’t talked a lot about this up until now but my husband and I are planting a church with another couple, Joel and Audrey Saint. The first official gathering of Independence Reformed Bible Church will be October 6th at…
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