Let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1 Everyone has one. Some have more. All struggle. Tangled Lines I was fishing a couple of months ago on the marsh where we live, and it [...]
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our [...]
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us. Ephesians 3:20 My Marriage is Over Marriage just isn't for me. I don't get it. My spouse doesn't get me. I don't understand my spouse. I'd be happier [...]
She looked so beautiful walking down that aisle. My lip quivered because of the flood of emotions. I was so young. She was so young. I look back at the pictures, and we were just babies! We moved into our apartment, bought our first house, had our first child, bought our first minivan, and [...]
We Need Hope! Here's what I know. Everyone continually goes through considerable changes in their lives. People struggle financially, physically, socially, and relationally. And yet walk around acting like they have it all together. If we are honest, we must face the fact that we don't have it all together, and sometimes we are [...]
A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17 I'm sure you've caught yourself in a situation where time continued to fly, and tasks continued to mount. It just seemed like there wasn't enough time to complete all you needed to complete. The older I get, the more I understand that time never stops and [...]
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27 If there is ever a verse that defines the Christian relationship, it is this one. Jesus says so much about Himself in this one verse, and we often overlook the simple things He wants us to understand. Now I [...]
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do [...]
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us. Ephesians 5:1 I always wanted to be a basketball star. It began with helping my dad put up the basketball goal over the garage and then finally moving it to a pole [...]
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another. Galatians 5:14-15 The other day, I watched a segment on the news that showed two alligators in a wrestling match [...]