It's that time of year again...the holidays...Thanksgiving, Christmas and bringing in the New Year. There is so much to do- gatherings with family and friends, shopping, going to work parties, going to church parties, buying a Christmas tree, …
Archives for November 2012
Thank You Jesus
The Scriptures tell us over and over again to "give thanks to God." And as followers of Christ, we are to always be thankful (Colossians 3;15). In 1 Thessalonians 5:18 it says, "Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who …
Anger- The Emotion Incognito
A few weeks ago there was a terrible tragedy in the quaint suburban town I live in. A mother stabbed her own eight year old son one hundred times and then she stabbed the five year old girl she was babysitting. She murdered both of them. In her …
Pruning The Fruit of Self-Control
"You are more than the sum total of your feelings and perfectly capable of that little gift from Jesus called self-control." ~ Lysa Terkeurst Do you want more joy, peace, hope and power in your life? If so, it starts with living a life of …
One Simple and Powerful Word
"In our own case we accept excuses too easily. In other peoples we do not accept them easily enough." ~ C.S.Lewis. Many years ago I found myself thinking about a word. I felt like the Lord was saying to me "If only my people had more of this, the …
