Posts with the category “encourgement”

Sometimes when I experience hard times, it feels as if I am alone and the only one experiencing this at the moment. Sometimes it is difficult to see beyond our current situation. Sometimes, we are ju...  Read More

Have people ever come up to you and wondered why you are different? Have you heard gossiping behind your back because you won’t engage in certain activities? Is this because of the life you live acco...  Read More

My kids enjoy the show “Veggie Tales”. There is a song they sing called, “Stand Up!” The lyrics go:   Stand up! Stand up! For what you believe in, believe in, believe in, GOD! He's the one to bac...  Read More

My daughters know how to push each other's buttons. They understand the exact thing that will set the other off. Furthermore, they know how to retaliate in kind toward their sister. Because it isn't ...  Read More

Growing up, I was punished innumerable times for doing something wrong. I may, or may not have, learned my lesson after being corrected. But, what happens when we are put down and persecuted again fo...  Read More

In today’s world, submission can be very difficult. I notice that my kids have tendencies to be less than submissive at times, especially the youngest. It is difficult to watch our nations crumble an...  Read More

One of my wife's favorite things to hear is when our kids express their absolutely dire situation by stating that they are "starving". More often than not, it is my teenage son who never seems to be ...  Read More

 There is a song by Scott Underwood that is called “Take My Life”. In this song, it opens:                                    Holiness holiness                                            Is what I lon...  Read More

Many people wonder how we can be ‘genuine’ toward others. There seem to be many Google answers for this, but what is an answer for how we develop the authenticity of our faith in Christ?1 Peter 1: 6-9...  Read More

Do you ever experience times when you feel completely overwhelmed by so many tasks that need to be accomplished? Do you feel alone on a small island where it seems like there is no relief on the hori...  Read More

1 Corinthians 1:1-9:1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called...  Read More

The Lord calls us to have faith and lean on him. It is not through our own works that gets us through hardships. God is the ROCK and solid ground that we must rest our feet. His hand is their for us ...  Read More