Continuing onward in our look at each of the fruits of the Holy Spirit and how affirming them cultivates intentional mindfulness within us. Affirmations are a statement intended to provide encourag……
That awareness did not keep me from wallowing in some of the most negative feelings imaginable for a few hours last night. It was sad because I really do know better than to go there. I have learne……
That awareness did not keep me from wallowing in some of the most negative feelings imaginable for a few hours last night. It was sad because I really do know better than to go there. I have learne……
Enoch walked into God’s presence without dying. That’s inspiring. He’s the second example of faith in Hebrews 11. Enoch’s relocation into the heavenly realm is intriguing. What did he see when he g……
There is a difference in the way they approached God: Cain presented some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to God (4:3) Abel offered the fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock (4:4). No one comforts a grieving parent by saying, “Don’t worry; you’ve still got the other one.” Genesis 4:25 is not about giving the family another child to mitigate their loss. A better word When the family saw how God had given them a future rather than a revenge, that was when people began to call on the name of the Lord (Genesis 4:26) instead of calling on violence for justice (4:23-24).…
Hebrews 11:3 Faith is believing that God made the universe as He said He did. “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible” (Hebrews 11:1-3). When I attended Sunday School as a young child, and later on when I taught Sunday School, the Fall curriculum always started off with the Creation sto…
Hebrews 11:3 Faith is believing that God made the universe as He said He did. “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible” (Hebrews 11:1-3). When I attended Sunday School as a young child, and later on when I taught Sunday School, the Fall curriculum always started off with the Creation sto…