June 2013
Having a Berean attitude – What’s your attitude when you go to church?
The word “Berean” popped in my mind out of nowhere a few weeks/months ago. I was helping my kids do homework and all of a sudden “Berean”. Then it happened again and again. I looked up the only verse in the bible about Berean….. Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, […]
“It is well, it is well” said the Shunamite woman 2 Kings 4:8-37
It is well! It is well! שָׁלוֹם shalowm How could she have said “It is well” when it wasn’t?!? Her only son just died in her arms, yet she spoke not a word about it. “It is well, it is well” were the only words she said as she ran to the prophet Elisha. […]
Joseph of Arimathea: Sometimes doing what’s right means risking it all – Take courage
The story of Joseph always stops me and makes me wonder. I wonder what it must have been like to be a secret follower of Jesus during a time when hundreds of people were against him and his teachings, when He was hated, ridiculed, and crucified. All four gospels tell of this moment and what this courageous man did. He was […]
The Power of Words- Words bring life, death, favor, foolishness, blessings, curses, grace, love, wickedness, anger, calmness, salvation, pain, comfort and when paired with faith, they can move mountains
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.” Exodus 20:7 Your Words can: Bring […]