"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17 (NIV)My life as an MK (missionary kid) in Congo was one I wouldn't trade for a million dollars. I am so thankful for those eight years from age ten to eighteen that shaped my world. Although there was plenty that was not laughable, I was thinking … [Read more...] about Worth Their Weight in Gold
Archives for September 2008
The Song of the Soul Set Free
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." Galatians 5:1Hey girlfriends,I just really felt impressed to share what the Lord has been using to minister to my heart in the last several days. These apply to you, too. Just thought someone else needed to be reminded:He knows the plans that He has for us. They are … [Read more...] about The Song of the Soul Set Free
Easily Offended?
Colossians 3:7-10 (New International Version)7You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 9Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image … [Read more...] about Easily Offended?
The Voice
"Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker, for he is our God. We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care. If only you would listen to his voice today!The Lord says, “Don’t harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah, as they did at Massah in the wilderness." Psalm 95:6-8 (New Living Translation)It's Saturday! It's … [Read more...] about The Voice
Some Questions For You
"O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar." Psalm 139:1-2 (NIV)This is going to be an unusual post. I have mulled this thought over and over again during the last few years because I see such a huge trend in my generation of people my age leaving the faith of their childhoods or adolescent years for good. … [Read more...] about Some Questions For You
The Meaning of Righteousness
"The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification." Romans 4:23-25 (New International Version)There once was a man named Lot who ventured far away from his … [Read more...] about The Meaning of Righteousness