Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. I am a very visual person. In my head when I hear certain things, I have mental images that pop up in my brain. This doesn’t happen for everything, but it does for a lot of things, and they are pretty consistent. When I hear the word peace, I always see the image related … [Read more...]
Shaking Off The Dust; Because It Is Not Our Battle
The story, in Luke 10, is so eye-opening for me. There are so many aspects of it. Jesus sends out his disciples, TWO by TWO. No one had to go alone. The harvest is plentiful. Laborers are few. He sent them as lambs among the wolves. He said, "Don’t take a bunch of stuff with you." When you go among people - see if your peace rests there. If there is peace, … [Read more...]
The Human Body: God’s Picture of the Body of Christ
Have you ever stopped to think about how truly amazing our human bodies are? God created our bodies to be so intricately designed, didn’t He? All of our body parts and body systems function so well together, and we never have to consciously think about any of it! Can you imagine what life would be like if we had to remind ourselves to breath? Think about the … [Read more...]
As much as it is possible… — By Erica Steffen
“If it is possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.” Romans 12:18 I was 13, and I all I wanted was make one girl in my class be my friend. I was 17, and I was frustrated with a person who I had found it challenging to live peaceably with. I was 21, newly married, and I couldn’t figure out make my husband see my side of a disagreement we were having. I was … [Read more...]
Weeping and Rejoicing — by Anne Gasser
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Romans 12:15 One of the best parts of being a Jesus follower is the community. Community is such a marvelous treasure that God has gifted us! God tells us to “not forsake the assembling of ourselves” (Hebrews 10:25) and when we do this, when we spend time together, we form relationships. Some of these … [Read more...]
Today. Jesus. Wins.
I am terrified. I’m not even for sure what exactly I’m afraid of. Just this fear comes over me. Fear of not being perfect. Fear of turning someone away. Fear of not doing it right. Fear of failure, fear of success. Fear of someone seeing thru the screen into my house and realizing how big my list of failures really is. Fear of putting myself really out there. … [Read more...]
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