Studying the Scriptures is my joy! Fixing my eyes on Christ as the Word reveals Him has been the cleansing and nourishment of my life for over two decades. You are invited to dig more deeply into the Names of God with this 26-week devotional. Fixing Our Eyes on God is designed to help youContinue reading “Fixing Our Eyes on God”
Category Archives: Discipleship – Building Lives
Glory Glimpse: Misjudging Jesus, the Nazarene
Our human tendency is to hear and see that which promises pleasure: preferring power to persecution is human self-preservation. It is comfortable for us to be blind to Truth when it does not fit our plans and pre-conceived ideas. Our Jesus, the Nazarene, calls us to seek the Father’s perspective and His acceptance above all else. Jesus of Nazareth reminds us that God’s ways our not our ways.
Just as man erroneously judged the village of Nazareth, so, too, man mis-judges Jesus. As Isaiah prophesied of the coming Messiah, Jesus was ‘despised and rejected of men’. The plans of man have no room for suffering. Yet, God chose Nazareth as the hometown of the Savior because rejection of the world is the path to acceptance of God.
Why do I need to “study” the Bible?
My passion for the Word springs from a desperate desire to know Truth…to know and share how to live the abundant life.
Can we use an Exacto Knife on the Bible?
If I believed in the ‘exacto-knife’ approach to reading the Word of God, this verse would have been eliminated years ago. But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it. Matthew 7:14 I wear the proverbial ‘rose-colored’ glasses wheneverContinue reading “Can we use an Exacto Knife on the Bible?”
Soul Training in the Barn
“Living in partnership with God because of Jesus Christ is a life of freedom and blessing. It is not a life of inertia…”
Emotions–the nerves of the soul
Emotions are a blessing from God. Scientific studies show that individuals with damage to the brain in the area of emotional response have great difficulty making decisions and thinking clearly. Most of us are tempted to believe that we can manage our emotions or suppress them effectively. That is not the case. Just as ‘toughing’Continue reading “Emotions–the nerves of the soul”
Heartsong Pets: Devotion Debut
“Does it hurt to become real?…Does it happen all at once?” asked the Velveteen Rabbit.
“Sometimes it hurts and it takes a long time to become real. But when you are really real, you don’t mind if it hurts,” the wise ‘skin’ horse.
A Resource for Growing in Christian Maturity
I was asked by a friend to do a Book Review. I’ve done a few before; they are easy. Read and give a summary of the content to help folks determine if the book is a good fit for them. This book was different. It was so good, I couldn’t just ‘read it.’ Abby Kelly,Continue reading “A Resource for Growing in Christian Maturity”
Heartsong Pets – Building Trust
The foundation of obedience is trust. In our first session of Heartsong Pet Dog Training, we built on this truth: Obedience to the call of God requires that we trust Him more than we trust ourselves. In that first session, we covered basic obedience training concepts: Responding to name – a call to Attention Exercising impulseContinue reading “Heartsong Pets – Building Trust”
Obedience = Trust
Learning obedience requires a building of trust!
