~ by Mark Maulding There was a time in my life when reading the Bible made my stomach hurt! The reason? I believed a faulty gospel. It was a formula: Faith in Jesus + rules = a life pleasing to God. The problem with that is, it is not the gospel. Paul wrote to the...
~ by Daphne Reichard What does it mean to be okay? When I ask a friend how she is, she typically says, “I’m okay.” Her answer tells me that her day hasn’t been exceptional or terrible, but somewhere in the middle. Sometimes the word can mean indifferent; it can also...
by Renée Berry Acts 4:13 (NLT) The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus. I...
~ by Daphne Reichard In grammar school, we learned that words like faith, hope, and love are nouns. Peace and trust falls into that same category. Recently, God has been teaching me that trust is also a verb – an action verb, to be exact. What did we learn about...
by Renée Berry 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NASB) But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. Romans 8:29b (AMP) …He also destined from the...