Monthly Archive: November, 2016

What God Has Been Teaching Me Lately LIV (54)…

Greetings My Friends~ As a simple pilgrim following Jesus through the rainforests and deserts of this earthly life, I would like to humbly share some of what God has been bubbling up in… Continue reading

Elevating Community 2: Christian Fellowship (Acts 2:42-47)

Last post we began digging into the Bible to look at what Biblical Christian fellowship/community looks like. Though we have many ways to “stay connected” these days, in many ways we are more… Continue reading

Elevating Community 1: Christian Fellowship (2 Timothy 1:1-14)

Loved ones, my prayer to the LORD is that the following five posts will be encouraging and humbling, comforting and convicting, as we dig into God’s Word to understand what Biblical community between… Continue reading

Biblical Parenting 1…

Reading a book recently by a man who stated, upon reflecting back on his childhood, that he was glad that his parents never “forced religion/dogma down his throat.” The man continued by defining… Continue reading

Humbling Ourselves Under God’s Mighty Hand…

God is deeply marinading me in 1 Peter 5:6-7 NIV: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.  Cast all your anxiety on him because he… Continue reading

Sweet Quotes That Help Me Grow Closer to King Jesus 4

“The founders of every major religion said, ‘I’ll show you how to find God.’ Jesus said, ‘I am God who has come to find you’” (Tim Keller). . “On the cross, God treated… Continue reading

The Gospel: The Local & Global Movement of God

Loved ones, my hope this post is to step back and show us a big-picture view, from 30,000 feet, so to speak, of what this local church is all about, of the local… Continue reading

What God Has Been Teaching Me Lately LIII (53)…

Greetings My Friends~ As a simple pilgrim following Jesus through the rainforests and deserts of this earthly life, I would like to humbly share some of what God has been bubbling up in… Continue reading

Sweet Quotes That Help Me Grow Closer To King Jesus 3

“Believers must not always insist on being entertained in order to learn the Bible. Toughen up and read like a battle is going on” (Jim Elliff). . “You will never know for certain… Continue reading

Biblical Foundations 42: The Word of God 5

The last four posts, we have discussed the importance of putting on the Truth of God, wearing it like a down coat as we venture out from the safe/warm/snug/comfortable life to follow the Lord… Continue reading