The Beauty of our Creator

The Beauty of our Creator

We just returned from a seven day cruise to the Caribbean.  It was wonderful.  Some things just can’t be described…they must be experienced.  Every aspect of this trip was thoroughly enjoyable.  There was nearly too much to take in.  Actually, there was too much.Continue reading

A New Day

A New Day

We are now three weeks into the new year.  How’s it going?  By about this time most people’s New Year’s resolutions have bitten the dust.  Statistics show that fewer than half of New Years resolutions survive past February.  I think I know why.Continue reading

Beware! New Years Resolutions Ahead

Beware! New Years Resolutions Ahead

New Years resolutions….at one time or another most of us have made them.  Those of us who don’t, well, it’s probably because we’ve made them to no avail since we found we didn’t keep them.  Making resolutions isn’t necessarily a bad thing.  Actually, it can be of benefit, but there is a hidden danger.  The primary intention for making resolutions is self-improvement.  Therein is the inherent danger….self!

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Shine Forth the Glory

Shine Forth the Glory

Tuesdays and Thursdays we take time to reflect on the previous day’s post with the help of some visual inspiration.
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Now that we are under the new covenant, a covenant that has provided us with the righteousness that a holy and just God requires, we, like Paul, have been given a ministry.Continue reading
Behold Your God

Behold Your God

Tuesdays and Thursdays we take some time to reflect on the previous day’s post with the help of some visual inspiration.

It’s important to realize the two-fold nature of our God.  As this photo illustrates, the very one who is kind can likewise crush.  The true character of God must be recognized not for what it is in part, but in whole.  Continue reading

A Proper Perspective

Tuesdays and Thursdays we take some time to reflect on the previous day’s post with the help of some visual inspiration.

I had been reading, praying and trying to obey for all the wrong reasons.  I was doing these things thinking I was going to get something I’d already been given.  I was looking at them as a means to attaining righteousness, as though it was about my good works instead of His.  However, I had it backwards.Continue reading

Believe to Become

Believe to Become

Tuesdays and Thursdays we take some time to reflect on the previous day’s post with the help of some visual inspiration.

Now that we are in Christ, looking into the mirror of God’s Word is the way for us to see the unseen. Our inner image, the truth about who we really are, can only be seen and known by finding it described in His Word.  Continue reading

Cleansed

Cleansed

Tuesdays and Thursdays we take some time to reflect on the previous day’s post with the help of some visual inspiration.

According to God’s Word, renewing the mind is the path to transformation (Romans 12:2) and to getting the righteousness that we have on the inside to actually show up on the outside (Ephesians 4:22-24).

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Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

Tuesdays and Thursdays we take some time to reflect on the previous day’s post with the help of some visual inspiration.

The butterfly is one of the most beautiful and delicate of God’s creations.  Its stunning colors, delicate frame, and graceful flight capture our attention.  Nevertheless, we often forget the prior condition of this creature.Continue reading

No More Leftovers!

No More Leftovers!

Holidays can be a difficult time for so many.  While families are gathering to celebrate, those without family can feel such loneliness and rejection.  Possibly you are one of those people, having a sense of being an outcast.  Continue reading