January 4, 2009 – 12:35 pm
Our willingness to serve and obey Jesus Christ enables us to be useful and usable servants to do work for him – work that really matters. Obedience begins as we renounce other masters, identify ourselves with Jesus, discover his will and live according to it, and consciously turn away from conflicting interests, even if these [...]
December 31, 2008 – 3:21 pm
My morning routine always includes spending quiet time with God reading my Bible. At present I am reading through Paul’s letters and am currently in Ephesians. In recent days I have picked up another book of inspiration that I have enjoyed through the years….Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach. [...]
December 28, 2008 – 12:49 pm
Your conduct should match your faith. Every Christian is in a continuing education program. The more we know of Christ and his work, the more we are being changed to be like him. Because this process is lifelong, we must never stop learning and obeying. Gratitude opens our hearts to God’s peace and enables us [...]
December 24, 2008 – 1:01 am
What’s on your Grown-Up Christmas List this year? What’s a Christmas wish that you would make for the world? Why? I can remember a conversation I had with my mother when I had called her to give her the great news that at age 40 I was happily pregnant with my first child. Her [...]
December 21, 2008 – 2:03 pm
Christ wants to guide you and help you with your daily problems. Don’t let anyone judge you. You are responsible to Christ. If we have Christ, we have what we need to know and please God. Let God’s Word be your guide, not the opinions of other people. Christian growth is a lifelong process. Change [...]
December 19, 2008 – 1:30 pm
God gives us resources to use and invest for him. The resources God gives us are not to be hidden, foolishly devoured, or thrown away. Instead, they should be cultivated in order to produce more crops. When we invest what God has given us in his work, he will provide us with even more to [...]
December 3, 2008 – 2:21 pm
We should live in constant contact and communication with God. We must not cling to our own ideas and try to blend them into Christianity. Faith, love, and hope – these are the three main emphases of Christianity. Christian love is a decision to act in the best interests of others. How is the gospel [...]
November 27, 2008 – 2:20 am
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
