“Let all that you do be done in love.” – 1st Corinthians 16:14 (NKJV) As a young girl, I learned a simple song in Bible Club: “Love in any language,…
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The “Peninnahs” in our Lives
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.” – 1 Samuel 1:10 (NIV) A central theme of the life of Jesus is that “He came that we…
Read MoreModern Day Burnt Offerings (Living Sacrifices) – Part 2
“At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.” – 1st Chronicles 21:28 (NKJV) In…
Read MoreModern Day Burnt Offerings (The Census of Our Lives) – Part 1
“…Let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are very great…” – 1 Chronicles 21:13 (NIV) David’s account in 1st Chronicles 19-21 is marked by triumph…
Read MoreScents of Peace: Parenting with the Fragrance of Love – Part 2
“In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper…” – Ecclesiastes 11:6 (ESV) Yesterday, we reflected on God’s…
Read MoreScents of Peace: Parenting With the Fragrance of Love – Part 1
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong…” – 1st Corinthians 13:1 (NIV) We’re raising children…
Read MoreEthical Dilemmas – When Integrity is Tested
“…Give us some of your oil…” – Matthew 25:8 (NIV) The parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25 is more than a story about readiness – it is a…
Read MoreRest Over Rushing
“Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.” – Ecclesiastes 4:6 (ESV) I said yes to a global role and told…
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“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit …” – Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV) Arrogance rarely announces its arrival. It slips quietly into the heart — especially the heart of…
Read MoreThe Narrow Road – Part 2 (Diaspora Edition)
“But small is the gate and narrow and difficult to travel is the path that leads the way to [everlasting] life…” – Matthew 7:14 (AMP) Yesterday, we began to contrast…
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