Colossenses 3:12-15 Nvipt

Today was a day for unexpected confrontations. Some from other people, and some of my own stuff. I drove over to the thrift store donation drop-off to take some things recently purged from my house. As I got out and popped my trunk, the man who was receiving the donations started in on me. He compla…

What we focus on determines how we live. Changing the culture in our mind, changes our focus and our life. We don’t have to be stuck.…

I once read a quote that said that being single allows you to serve like Christ, but being married allows you to love like Christ. I am learning that to be absolutely true. Many times when in confl……

Set your hearts on things above. Colossians 3:1-2 Set your minds of things above. Colossians 3:1-2 Let the word of Christ dwell in you. Sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. No one on earth has the passionate love for the Lord Jesus Christ unless the Holy Spirit has given it to him. Oswald Chambers […]…

I once read a quote that said that being single allows you to serve like Christ, but being married allows you to love like Christ. I am learning that to be absolutely true. Many times when in confl……

Whether you’re newly married, a seasoned wife, or a sister-in-law or mother-in-law welcoming a new family member into your home for the first time, what is the condition of your heart as you navigate the holidays this year?…

Even when He was with them, they argued over who should have the most important seats in heaven (Mark 10: 35 – 41), or who is the greatest (Luke 9: 46). Perhaps that is one reason why he felt he had to make a point of giving them His peace in John 14: 27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. Paul adds more a couple of chapters later, “Let us, therefore, make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.” (Rom 14: 19) Someone might have asked Paul to expand further.…

Think on these words of Saul Paul a wee little bit: The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. (Galatians 5:6) Only do not use your freedom in Christ to indulge the sinful nature of your flesh. Instead serve one another humbly in love. (Galatians 5:13) All of God’s law is fulfilled […]…

We believers bear a recognizable fragrance once we’ve been born again: the sweet-smelling fragrance of Christ.…

We believers bear a recognizable fragrance once we’ve been born again: the sweet-smelling fragrance of Christ.…