Knowing + Doing = Blessing
Knowing is not enough by itself. You can't know yourself into heaven, and you can't know yourself into caring for others. Knowing is nearly a dead thing, having no power to produce life or motivate love. It is the doing that changes everything. Discover practical help in applying God's truth to your life.
Five Powerful Truths About Discipleship to Embrace Today
Don't reduce discipleship to a dry concept stuffed tight with information that withers unused on the back shelves of our lives.
There is life to be lived well in the reality of being a disciple. God wants to teach and train us how to live and love with joy and authenticity.
Trusting God: A Guest Post
. In God We Trust "In God We Trust." It says it right on the dollar bill. But what about those times in our lives when we desperately need answers and can't find them? Or when we are scared to do what we think God is calling us to do? When all...
Are You Using Your Spiritual Gifts?
Yes, you! As a believer in Christ, God has given you a spiritual gift. When it comes to calling and gifts we are often far more concerned with what we think we can’t do, rather than with what God can do.
The Reason We Let Them See: A Guest Post by Dr. Deb Waterbury
I remember thinking that my deeds disqualified me for service; they disqualified me from anything except condemnation. And here’s the kicker: to most people, they did. After the life I lived became more of a public exhibition rather than a private prison, most people felt that my deeds disqualified me from everything.
From Frantic to Settled: Inner Room Living in a Busy Life
What secret had Mary discovered? What formula for delivering the soul and redeeming the day? Can we learn to be present WITH God in the midst of the quiet moments as well as the busy times? What if we learn the secret of living WITH God, rather than working for God?
Lessons from Mary and Martha: The Power of Also
[tweetthis]Things that bother us have a way of piling up, don't they?[/tweetthis] 'But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has...
Truth to Hang Onto in the Hard
On those days when I forget God’s love is real…
On those days when I struggle with negative thinking or a fearful outlook…
On those days when I think I am staring a giant in the face…
I forget God has been good and faithful in every hard thing. Maybe you've had moments of hard too. Find encouragement to hold on in the hard because God is with you.
Are You Busy, Worried, and Bothered?
At times we may feel that nurturing our souls is a luxury of time we can't afford—there’s simply too much to do. When this project is done, when the kids are out of diapers, when we can cross off our tasks...then we can take time to spend with Christ.
