What If? “Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.” 1 Tim. 6:11 What if the whole world suddenly began operating by biblical principles? What if every single person pursued the things above and was able to live by them? If we lived them out perfectly, we would no longer have stealing, cheating, bribery, or murder. …
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The Power to Change Everything
The woman was caught. Interesting that they did not bring the man before Jesus, but only the woman, who was discovered in the act of adultery. One can see how it might have unfolded – the woman, probably in a disheveled state, likely not fully clothed, being thrown down in front of Jesus – the …
Eternal Life is Now
Something I learned recently and have been pondering is the deeper meaning of the phrase “eternal life.” I had always interpreted it as pertaining to life after death, life continuing on in Heaven after the death of our physical bodies. Maybe you have done the same. In John 3:16, (“For God so loved the world …
The Mundane Middle
I want you to think about two extremes. First, think about the best day of your life. Take a moment to savor the feelings and bask in the memory. Now, conversely, I want you to think about the worst day of your life. Don’t stay there too long, but think back to the strong emotion …
Walk On
I asked for, and received, a “Fitbit” for Christmas. I wanted it primarily for tracking my daily steps. I know there are apps on the phone that will do it, but I don’t always have my phone on me, so I thought this would be a more practical way of tracking. What has amazed me …
Plow Ahead
“But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14-15). As believers in Christ, we are each called to fulfill our purposes on the earth, but many times we …
Follow the Pattern
“I will walk with integrity of heart within my house; I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless” (Psalm 101:2-3). Patterns are a part of life. Symmetry, in nature and art, is part of what gives a thing beauty. I remember the symmetry in my grandmother’s quilts as she stitched a hodgepodge …
What Are You Wearing
What are you wearing? I wonder how many times in our lives we have each said that phrase . Particularly women, want to know that they will not be overdressed or underdressed to the situation. This has most likely happened to all of us – we’ve shown up somewhere too “fancy” or too casual, which …
Words and Confessions
Words. Twenty-six letters in our alphabet. They can be arranged to create a nursery rhyme or great works like Shakespeare produced. Letters can be put together in such a way as to inspire, or to criticize, to convey truth, or to spread falsehood. In the very beginning, the world came into existence with words, God’s words. The nothingness became …
Over All
In the information age, we want answers. The demand for information is insatiable, and we seem to want, and in many cases can get, almost instant access to news and other details about a situation, even if the news is just beginning to break. If facts are not forthcoming in a timely manner on a …
Life By The Way 