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P-R-I-D-E
Pride…it was actually the original sin, wasn’t it? Satan was thrown out of heaven because of pride. Then Satan told Eve you will be like gods and we know what happened next. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride or vainglory of life—I John 2:15—we see John gives pride…
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Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled
The last year has been a year of troubling times, no doubt. We’ve faced lots of changes. Elders have had to make many decisions about how to handle these difficult times within their congregations. But what I want to talk about today is how we as women, individual Christians, should handle troubling times. In Job…
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In the Right Place
“The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us” 1 Peter 3:21 During Spring Break we had the joy of going with our grandchildren to the ArkEncounter in Kentucky. For those who have never been or don’t know about it, it is areproduction of Noah’s ark, comparable in size to what God commanded…
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Hem of His Garment
I HAVE NEVER BEEN A GOOD SEAMSTRESS. My mother was the sewing Wiz. She tried to teach me… she tried. I finished a wrap-around skirt. Today I can sew on a button to my husband’s favorite Sunday shirt (at the last minute, right before we walk out to worship, ladies you know how that goes).…
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Have You Lost Your Mind?
“Love the Lord…with all your mind” Matthew 27:37 On the door of my colleague’s office is a sign that says, Sit down and wait. I’ve lost my mind and gone to look for it. I suppose most of us have felt like we’ve lost our minds at one time or another. The Bible recognizes many…
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God Is Not Gray
“FOREVER O Lord, Thy word is settled in heaven.” Psalm 119:89 God is not gray. I think this would be a great title to a book. The older I get the more I see that God has addressed it, whatever it may be. I used to hear people say how as they aged they…
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Do You Even Know Me? by: Debbie Kea
Have you ever gotten a really bad gift from your husband? Or your mother or someone who you thought should know you really well– you stand there, dumbfounded because you know them very well. And you always get them exactly what they like, what fits their personality right? But here in your hand is something…