I don’t like the Subaru commercial “They Lived” for obvious reasons. It came on last night and brought up strong emotions. Times like that remind me all the more that I must keep my eyes on Him, remember His Truth, and control my choice of thoughts. If a commercial or show, movie or book causes…
I’m reading a book about Joseph by Voddie Baucham. He makes the point that we cannot truly understand the Old Testament unless we study it through the lens of the New Testament, the redemptive work of Jesus. The Old Testament is not just a bunch of stories to teach us good morals; the entire Word…
I’m studying Galatians with local friends on Monday evenings and online with my long distance friends on Tuesdays. Here are twelve things I’m grateful for from Galatians. “Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—” Verse 1:1 tells us God our…
So many Facebook rants full of anger and rage! Many posted by folks who confess Christ. Yet God tells us in Galatians that strife, divisions, fits of anger are works of the flesh. We are to live by the Spirit. No, I’m not happy with everything going on in Washington, but I don’t have time…
For those who lead online Bible studies, I have a question: How do you assign grades to your students? In my local Bible study, these ladies all earned an A: Melanie – brought me cake Nell – brought cinnamon roll and stuffed shells Courtney – brought me ice cream. But my online students cannot bring…
Last month my husband and I spent a week in Chattanooga studying 1 John, 2 John, and 3 John at a Precept Ministries International Spring Study Program. I love these intensive study programs! As part of the study, we made list of what we can know according to 1 John. The author states clearly that…
On Sunday evenings we are going through a Bible study with a group of folks who’ve all lost loved ones. Throughout this study we look at various passages and discuss how they apply in our grief journey. Here are a few insights these folks have discussed as we looked at Romans 8. 12 So then,…
