“Living as a Christian is a matter of . . . Death & Life!” The concepts in this article literally changed my life. I went from trying to make God happy by being “good enough” or trying to a attain “perfectness.” I did not realize when I believed in Jesus as my Savior I already…
Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. For when we died with Christ we were set…
Have you ever bought or received a gift and not fully unwrapped it because it would take time to learn how to use? A computer, power tool, vacuum cleaner? This is the season of giving and receiving gifts. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is…
Grace is what is called “Unmerited Favor.” It is what God gave us when He sent His Son to this earth in humanity’s place. We have gained favor with God by God’s grace and our faith in Christ’s sacrifice. This is what is called the Gospel of Christ. We have been given an abundance of…
This year my husband, Jeremy, has been so diligent in doing family morning devotions. We were reading from Ephesians. Ephesians 5:31 As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” In our family we talk a lot about Dad and…
Have you ever felt you could not talk to God because you were too upset? When my Savannah was three, our other kids asked her to say grace before breakfast. She had just gotten out of bed and up to the table. She declined to pray and said, No, I am too grumpy to pray….
Kids are able to understand Biblical truth and a gain a Biblical perspective at a young age. When you start using every moment as a teaching moment, kids catch truth. When Autumn was 5 years old she was able to correctly articulate sin. One day while the kids were eating lunch I apologized for yelling…
Many people ask me, “When can or should we start sharing the Gospel with our kids?” I say as soon as they are breathing. Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the alone. And you must love the your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must…
Hagar is thought of in a negative light most of the time. She did not birth the son of promise. However, God did see her heartache, spoke with her, and gave her promises to hold onto as He sent her back to the place of her suffering. This article from Grace in Focus Magazine gave me…
We talk a lot about the Fruit of the Spirit. The Fruits of the Spirit are Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness, Goodness, Faithfulness, & Self-Control. Bearing fruit is not something we pray for, but something God does through us as we walk in the Spirit or abide in Christ. When the kids were little…
