And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Mark 12:30 Have we lost our minds and our strength? We hear a lot about loving God with our hearts and even our souls (see above).…
Read MoreBlessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD! Psalm 119:1 In the first two chapters of 1 Samuel we’re introduced to Elkanah and Hannah, Samuel’s parents. We are also introduced to Peninnah who is Elkanah’s other wife. It’s very interesting how the Bible reports the facts,…
Read MoreI give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus. 1 Corinthians 1:4 I can get so caught up in life, blessed as it is, that I forget the basics of my Christian faith. In the introduction of a Sunday School class…
Read MoreWhen people tell me sad tales of their current lives, I rarely think, “Oh, you poor thing.” (I am not proud of this, it just is.) My first thought is usually, “How did you get here?” Recently, I was asked by a Christian friend about the increase of my Facebook posts emphasizing the sin…
Read MoreBut this command I gave them: ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you. Jeremiah 7:23 I attended the Future of Christendom conference this past weekend. I learned a…
Read MoreFor what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? Deuteronomy 4:7 I used to have a friend who went home every day hoping for a check in the mail. She wasn’t really disappointed when she…
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