The Life You Were Created To Live Genesis 5 is one of those chapters in the Bible you will be forgiven for skipping to read because of its contents. For the most part it’s filled with names of ancient people, the number of years they lived and the names of their descendants. The vocabulary of...
Speaking Silently “… Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.”(Hebrews 11:4b, NIV) Abel was the second born son of the first parents (Adam and Eve). We have no recorded words from him, but as Hebrews 11:4 tells us, he still speaks even though he died thousands of years ago. When it was time to...
It’s For Your Own Good When my daughter was about three and did something wrong, she would come crying and say, “Dad, I forgive you.” What she actually meant was “Dad, forgive me.” To forgive and to be forgiven are life lessons we will have to keep learning for as a long as we live....
Yours for the Asking “I just don’t know what to do.” I can’t tell you how many times I have heard those words during my counseling sessions. Many of us have been (or currently are) in situations where we did not know what to do because we were confused, overwhelmed, frustrated or just felt trapped...
Sheltered – Lessons From Noah’s Sheltering by Pastor Jim Horne.
We will not always understand God’s ways, but we can trust Him anyway.
Wise Up, Part 2 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. (Ephesians 5:15-17, NLT) We can either live like fools or like those who...
Wise Up, Part 1 Today is 4 June 2020. It is the 156th day of this year; that means there are 211 days to the end of the year, and 35 days to my 42nd birthday . One of the things we’ve all experienced in this pandemic is that a lot can change in just...
Are You Listening? But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made.(Luke 10:40, NIV) Distractions. We all experience them. They are real and powerful and have the potential to keep us from God’s best for us. Many of the things that distract us from intimacy with God are not necessarily evil...
Asking the Right Question Imagine being the leader of millions of complaining, grumbling, and ungrateful people! This was Moses’s story for forty years. In Numbers 20 the Israelites again complained about their long and difficult journey to Canaan through the vast desert. They quarrelled with Moses and questioned his leadership, again. When Moses went to...
Healthy Homes – Keys to a Healthy Home
A Healthy Home does not just happen. It is the result of deliberate intention, determination and practice.
