Fanning the Flame
There will never be culture change if we are more intent on trying to convert people to our opinion than we are about interceding for their soul.
Read moreFollowing Dad
I do think it’s interesting that as much as we innately want God, we try to meet that need with every conceivable thing other than God.
Read moreWhen Fear Takes Root
I knew every single day that as I met with God in my quiet time that my soul was shrouded in the darkness of fear and disobedience. Fear and faith cannot coexist.
Read moreGood Grief!!
“Instruction on how to live even extends to how to grieve.” – D.A.Carson
What is grief? To paraphrase Webster, it is intense mental anguish, deep remorse, acute sorrow, or simply – to hurt. We think of grief as what we experience when a loved one dies, however, grief could very well be the response to a multitude of circumstances.
The Apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians about how to grieve over a physical death… “Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13NIV) – Christians grieve death with hope that we will see our loved ones again in heaven, and this hope is based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Moreover, I think this same logic, instruction if you will, applies to all of our grief. Are you grieving? Is your soul in anguish? Do you lie awake at night? Does remorse flood your soul? Is there sorrow continue here
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What’s Next? A Closer Look!
When you look at a group photo that you are in, who is the first person you look at? I’ll confess, I look at myself first. And then I get critical. Am I smiling? Hair OK? Eyes open? Good posture? Then I look at everyone else.
Clearly this reveals a bit of self-centeredness, but sometimes we need to keep reading here
Marcia Furrow 