Posts tagged “Jesus”
Disciplined
Sometimes I wish I were more disciplined. I wish it were easier to automate good habits. I wish temptations weren’t so tempting. I wish…
Paving the way
A longtime work friend of my husband’s recently visited us. He’s a Christian who is zealous about proclaiming the gospel to “save people from…
The cure
Chicken soup is the only cure for the common cold. You should rub honey on a beesting. My grandma said the best way to…
Walk what you talk!
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman has been used countless times by couples and businesses alike to identify various ways people feel and…
Setting boundaries
My greatest fear for Christians in our digital age is not online bullying or mature websites. It’s the impact that all this scrolling has…
The B team
Were you ever on the B team? Unless you were a stellar athlete, you may have spent time on the bench, warm-up pants firmly…
Show them grace
If you had one message to share with the youngest generation, what would you want to tell them? There are the universal truths that…
Evangelism step 3: Say
If you’ve followed the apostle Paul’s plan for evangelism, you’ve prayed that “God may open a door for our message” and tried to “make…
Evangelism step 2: Love
When you hear an unexpected knock on your door and peek out the window, is your attitude affected by whose face you see? For…
Evangelism step 1: Pray
A few months ago, we sent out a survey to the members of our church about their spiritual habits. What did they rank as…
Jesus is the more your heart longs for
My husband, Steve, and I recently visited an art museum. We didn’t have a lot of time, but we were in a big city…
Rest before work
“For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on…