Recap & Review: Spiritual Training
“Train yourself for a holy life!” 1 Timothy 4:7 CEB During the months of May through August, we are taking a break from the Awakening story to review some old posts that are related to the doctrines and topics we have been discussing. (This would also be a great...
Determined
“But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” 2 Chronicles 15:7 NIV “The experience of the Spirit is like the experience of breathing: one is not conscious of it all the time, but if one is not conscious of it at...
How to Finish the Race
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 NIV Paul wrote the words above near the end of his life. As he realized his task on earth was almost at an end, he reflected on his faith journey and looked...
A Time for Everything
“To everything there is a season,A time for every purpose under heaven” Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJV “These are the words of the Teacher, King David’s son, who ruled in Jerusalem.” Ecclesiastes 1:1 NLT Since we’ve been discussing Solomon (King David’s son, who ruled in Jerusalem), I thought this week would be a good time...
Lessons from Our Mothers
“In everything set them an example by doing what is good.” Titus 2:7 NIV “I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.” 2 Timothy 1:5 NIV The apostle Paul wrote these words...
Transfiguration
“When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.” Exodus 34:29 NIV Have you ever felt worn out by everything you feel called to do? Have you ever...
Life Principles & Pixel Puzzles
“How does a man become wise? The first step is to trust and reverence the Lord!Only fools refuse to be taught.” Proverbs 1:7 TLB Pixel puzzles, such as the one shown above, are logic puzzles that use number clues around a grid to create an image. Here are the...
Hope Flowers, Pokus Plants, & Prickleberries
“Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” Romans 8:24-25 ESV Hope Flowers “Today, declare your certainty that God is working everything together for your good. . . ....
Refuse to Sink
“Save me, O my God. The floods have risen.Deeper and deeper I sink in the mire; the waters rise around me.” Psalm 69:1-2 TLB Have you ever felt the way David did when he wrote these words? I think we all have at one time or another. Surrounded by floods...
Write Your Story
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 NASB I have several creative writing journals that offer story starters and writing prompts to provide inspiration for aspiring fiction writers. For example, the Prompt Me: Creative Writing Journal...