I hesitate to write on this topic, at the risk of ostracizing anyone. I hope that if you happen to disagree, you won’t just write me off based on one article, tossing out everything else I have written. Nonetheless, I weighed the cost and concluded that I must share on this issue with fellow believers … Continue reading Christian in a Pandemic: Face Masks and Loving Our Neighbors
Last Updated: November 14, 2020 As a Christian, have you ever wondered if or when it's okay to practice self-care? Maybe you've asked: Is it selfish or sinful to practice self-care?Where is self-care in the Bible?How can I practice self-care as a Christian? Click the links above to skip down to a particular self-care section. … Continue reading Is Self-Care Okay for Christians?
“In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and … Continue reading Making Christ Known by Our Love in Action
Last Updated: September 21, 2020 How should we respond to injustice and issues facing our world? Speaking and taking action hastily can be harmful. Instead we want to seek God first for His solutions which are better than ours. We want to take action and speak as He leads. In our current world scenario of … Continue reading Before Responding to Injustice: First, Seek God
Have you ever been in conversation when someone begin to speak negatively about a person you knew? Did it grieve your heart to hear this individual gossiping or speaking negatively about them? Did you speak up and remind the person that this was wrong, or just act as if nothing bad was happening? Because God's … Continue reading Why People Gossip and Why It Should Grieve Our Hearts
Last Updated: June 26, 2020 Did you know that some of the lies we struggle with can be extinguished as we do life together in our local church community? There are some lies we can be set free from especially as we do life with others in community. Things that can only be proven to … Continue reading Experiencing God’s Love in Community
Last Updated: June 23, 2020 Dealing with toxic people in your life? With all that life throws at us, it’s frustrating to find ourselves dealing with toxic people not only offline but also on social media. So how can we deal with these difficult people and create boundaries even online? Guarding Our Hearts We guard … Continue reading Dealing with Toxic People on Social Media: How to Guard Your Heart
We are called to be vessels of God’s love. And yet still, each of us is a work in progress as we seek to love others well. We want to grow in this area—or at least we want to want to. Yet as we open ourselves to God’s refining, we may shockingly discover that our … Continue reading Vessels of God’s Love: Growing to Love Others Well
It’s important to love people, but it’s also important to share truth. In our current culture, many would say to let go of sharing truth for the sake of showing love. However, this is actually not loving at all. Sharing the truth in love is one of the most loving things you can do for … Continue reading Loving Truth and Loving People
Hurts and wounds lodged within can poison us not only emotionally but physically and in other ways. Hurts within us can also poison those around us. Hurts and wounds occur when we are wronged, when things don't play out as we had hoped, or when we are misunderstood. Someone spreads a rumor or speaks negatively … Continue reading The Hidden Poison of Hurt
It is important for us to be cautious regarding those we allow to speak into our lives and who we seek out for counsel, mentoring, ministry, or spiritual direction. We must truly know those we speak to about our lives and the deepest parts of our hearts when we are hurting, venting, or needing counsel. … Continue reading Spiritual Discernment for Those Seeking Counsel
We were made to connect deeply with Jesus and each other, to stir up each others' hearts in the calling and destiny of God on our lives, yet so often we are far too busy to spend that quality time with God and one another. Those times are too few and far between. Heaven would … Continue reading The Need for Godly Friendships
Remember to lift your pastors, worship team/leaders and intercessors, as well as other leaders and ministry givers up in prayer often. Pray the Word of God over them and their families. Pray rest and refreshing. Pray for protection and His love. Remember to help pour into them by firstly leaning on the Lord, using in … Continue reading Caring for Our Ministry Leaders
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