Reciting Philippians
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Commands from 1 Peter Chapters 1-3
As I was reading 1 Peter every day in the month of January, I noticed many commands from 1 Peter chapters 1-3. I am a big fan of the inductive bible study method - observation, interpretation, and application - so I thought I'd observe the text by writing down every command stated in the first [...]
What does it mean to Fear the Lord?
People have asked me, what does it mean to fear the Lord? Do we need to fear Him because God is angry and mean? Quite the contrary. He is a loving, merciful, longsuffering, compassionate God. Yet, the scriptures tell us time and again to fear the Lord; the fear of the Lord is the beginning [...]
Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
When I first got saved in Bend, my friend Angie gave me a beautiful leather-bound copy of the book Jesus Calling and told me it was her “chocolate.” So, I began reading it each day along with the scriptures cited for the day. But I was having an unsettling about it, even as a new [...]
Wearing Masks – What God’s Word Revealed to Me
The Question Have you prayed about it as much as you have talked about it? For me, that question was on the topic of wearing masks. I admit that when I read this question in an email I received a few weeks ago it convicted me. Guilty of joining in conversations about my displeasure of [...]
Reckless Love
I can’t do it. I won’t do it. I won’t bite my tongue and keep this topic buried deep down festering like an ingrown toenail any longer. It was my hope it would go away. I prayed that the church, God’s people, would recognize the lie, seek repentance, and turn away from it. I thank [...]