Walking in Newness

“You are not what you’ve done” is one of the hardest statements for me to grasp. Thankfully, God has given me enough faith to never have doubted his forgiveness. However, there have been times, and there are times, when I allow the enemy’s...

Priorities

After being in captivity in Babylon for 70 years, the Jews were allowed to go back to Jerusalem to rebuild their temple. Zerubbabel led the Jews back, and they began to rebuild. After completing a foundation and an altar, they became discouraged. They faced some...

More Than Life

“I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his...

Joe’s True Purpose

My husband, Joe, grew up playing several sports but went on to play baseball in college. He had offers to major Division I schools, and verbally committed to catch for the University of San Diego, which was ranked third in the nation at the time. Nearing the end of...

Distracted By Service

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up...

The Least of These

As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining...