Hanging on to the Truth In any hand-to-hand combat, there’s a constant back-and-forth of blows, dodges, blocks, counterattacks, and so forth. That’s exactly what is going on in the unseen around us. Only it takes place, initially, at the level of our thoughts. When we are under attack, we’ve got to hang on to the…
It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way Week 4 — The Four Steps of Restoration
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. — James 5:16a ESV When there are places in our lives that aren’t just broken but are completely shattered, God can take the dust from our shattering and He can bring something brand new out of it. ~…
Find Delight in What Is Right
Paintings and People It was July 21. My forty-eighth birthday. I was in one of the hardest parts of this season of suffering. The season of dust. I wasn’t able to do the typical “Hey, since this is my birthday, let me just do a little planning… a little dreaming” thing. Nope. The future felt…
You Are Free Week 6 — Free to Set Free
We’re finally here! It’s our last week of You Are Free and we’re so thankful to have taken this journey with you and our trusted teacher, Rebekah Lyons! Christ has set us free to live a free life. So take your stand! Never again let anyone put a harness of slavery on you. — Galatians…
Remember Jesus
Do this in remembrance of Me. — 1 Corinthians 11:24 From the pen of Charles Spurgeon: Indeed, it seems Christians may forget Christ! There would be no need for this loving exhortation if there were not the fearsome presumption that our memories might prove disloyal. And this presumption does not lack substance, for alas, it…