“… we are to grow up in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.” (Ephesians 4:15-16, ESV […]
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Are you? To whom are you accountable? And for what? Many people? Many things? Actually, do you know what accountable means? Webster says: “required to explain actions or decisions. Synonyms – amenable, answerable, liable, responsible”. It doesn’t say that if you have those to whom you ‘report’ to, provide your thinking about plans and action,
Ever really thought about this? “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” (Psalm 23:6, ESV) Are Goodness and Mercy following you? If so… do you acknowledge this? If not… do you know why? I suppose the question really
It’s not easy. And when it hits home, requiring you to act on your stand… rarely simple. It’s so easy to be for or against (fill in the blank) when it’s at a distance and really doesn’t require any ‘discomfort’ in your life. But once that stand makes you Do something. Very different. Being bold,
Great title – yes? What it means is that we never assume, we are always open to enlarging our perception and understanding. In my world, it also means that the phrase, ‘I’ve always believed that…’ may be accurate, but have you expanded your ‘believed’s’ understanding… is it present tense, ‘believe’? Also, in my world, ‘thinking’
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There’s a scripture – the shortest – only 2 words: “Jesus wept.” (John 11:35) that always arrests me. Why was my Lord crying? Do you know why you think He was crying? Loss of his friend, grief for his friends’ loss, upcoming death… are typically the reasons given. There’s a good discussion by Christina Patterson
First: WE ALL have a part, a role to fulfill this imperative. If you call yourself a Christian, you areresponsible. But… I also believe we don’t realize what this means nor how we actualize our part. We have a limited understanding and view. Second: Remember the parable that talks about some plant, some water, some
The Great Commission and you Read More »
Do you ever think about your future? Do you know what your future will look like? “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first born among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; these He also justified; and
is the first part. The second part is continuing to grow, to learn, to become all you have been destined. My Mom would apologize to me about not providing a deeper spiritual journey for me and my brother. I kept trying to reassure her that she did fulfill the scripture, “Train up a child in
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
