How To Accept Others as Christ Accepted Us

“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” Romans 15:7 The command here is to accept others the way Christ Jesus accepted us. Uh-huh, that’s a tall order to ask of mere human beings. Not to mention, navigating the...

Are Negative Thoughts Controlling Your Life?

I found myself doing it again—repeating the same negative thoughts over and over like a broken record. Have you ever caught yourself doing that? Or maybe you suddenly become aware of ugly subconscious thoughts. Those are the sneaky insidious ones. Recently, out of the...

6 Tips to Help You Get Through Hard Times

When it rains it pours. Each week over the last month, my husband and I have been hit with a new problem or loss.  It started with a blown tire on one of our cars which resulted in buying four new tires. Next came a blown head gasket on the other vehicle—we just paid...

Courage to Give Your Testimony

Sometimes I worry about how much of my pre-Jesus past I should share with others. I mean doesn’t the Bible instruct us to forget the past? Shouldn’t we put the old childish ways behind and move forward? Yeah, these were some of my past (pun intended)...

A Time to Dance

I’m a sucker for weddings. I absolutely love LOVE. Don’t you enjoy all of the traditions that go along with weddings? The church, the bridesmaids, and groomsmen, the beautiful clothes, the...

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