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~ 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...

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....

~ 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...

by Renée Berry I am constantly reminded of never-ending truths about our union with Christ. I was with someone so stressed because of missing four days of Bible reading. “I’m four days behind in reading the Word in my one-year plan.” A very distressing matter when...

by Renée Berry Colossians 1:16-17 (AMP) "For it was in Him that all things were created, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities; all things were created and exist through Him [by His service,...

by Renée Berry Romans 8:17-18 (ESV) 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth...

by Renée Berry "Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need" (Hebrews 4:16 NASB). God! Who Are You? The mission of Satan is to destroy our intimacy with God and unplug...

~ by Mark Maulding A few years ago, a very good friend of mine came to me with a deep struggle. He lived a godly life as he daily tapped into the life-giving grace we all possess in Christ. His problem was that he had legitimately forgiven some people who had...

by Renée Berry Galatians 2:20 (TPT)20 “My old identity has been co-crucified with Messiah and no longer lives; for the nails of his cross crucified me with him. And now the essence of this new life is no longer mine, for the Anointed One lives his life through...

by Renée Berry 1 John 4:17 (AMP)17 In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in...