There are scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments about out of the mouths of babes and infants … “And Jesus replied to them, “Yes; have you never read [in the Scripture], ‘Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies You have prepared and provided praise for Yourself’?” (Matthew 21:15, AMP) This is […]
Or maybe the question is what do you believe? What are those beliefs, standards, etc. that you stand unwaveringly upon, and what is your authority for these? Do your words and actions confirm this? Do you remember the question about when Jesus returns will He find faith? Do you believe He will return? And, back
Misunderstandings? Scripture isn’t conflicted or confused… we are. We do the misunderstanding. I would argue that the reason, or at least a contributor, is that we apply secular definitions, interpretations, understanding to spiritual matters. You have to apply spiritual understandings to spiritual issues, questions. Scriptural and Secular are more than simply… opposites. “Now we have
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Often the phrase, the woman question, is used to identify what happens to women. I would argue that ‘to’ is the proper adjective, not ‘for’. So often, even in the church, it is used as an excuse but certainly not in favor of women. But when it comes to Christianity, what is woman’s ‘place’? (Genesis
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Your reputation precedes you? Know what it is? Do others know of you before they meet you? Have you carefully sculpted what and how you present you (and does your behavior prove it)? Have you designed you? Or are you one who lets the chips fall where they may, the old ‘what you see is
Have you ever wondered how long you should pray about (fill in the blank)? I have. The simple answer is… until the answer manifests. And that statement leads to… whose answer do you pray for? Do you think that some of your prayers have ‘forever’ stamped on them? Do you use the prayer of agreement?
If you are a Christian, you are in Christ (Romans 3:22-24). “In Christ” is used 77 times in the New Testament, 74 times by the Apostle Paul. I think Paul was intent on letting the new Christians know Who their source was. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he…” (Proverbs 23:7, AMP) Believe this? Do you believe we are ‘controlled’ by what’s in our hearts? Is the heart, not the head, the source and ‘director’ of our words and behaviors? If it’s the heart that leads… where and how? Hmmmm… think on this verse
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Occasionally I find myself sighing and wishing I was more like my ideal me. Do you? This can be my mindset when I find myself acting on what I call Paul’s lament – doing what he doesn’t want to and not doing what he does want. Then after a few sighs I typically find myself
Is there such a word? If not, consider it coined. Others/I talk a great deal about mindset (frame of reference) but what about our heartset? Sometimes I think the role our hearts play in who we are and how we go about being us isn’t framed within the concept of our heart. Do we know
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
