Encouragement / Heavenly Minded

Cultural Things that Change the Whole Meaning of Verses #2: Wake up, eye salve, writing in the dust

Hi all, Today I'll focus on what Jesus wrote in the dust and the context of the Feast of Tabernacles, because once it is understood it is like a

Lessons I Just Learned #5

Hi all, Last week I shared how Paul told the Corinthians their prejudice against members of their own (house) church had made them weak, sickly,

Lack of honor, why society is falling apart #3, What they are thinking

Hi all, Revelation 11:18 tells us "the nations were angry", and as time marches on towards the eventual return of Jesus, we will see anger growing

Lack of Honor, Why Society is Falling Apart #2

Hi all, He was only trying to find some privacy to relieve himself as he entered the cave. He had no idea that in that cave were as many as 3,000

Lack of Honor, Why Society is Falling Apart #1, Handshakes and Donuts

Hi all, "You don't want to give someone a limp hand like a dead fish. A handshake is like a hug at arm's length. Firm up your hand. You want to tense

The Truth Behind Standing on the Word #3

Hi all, When I was a teenager and was left to babysit my little brothers and sister while our mom went to night school to complete her MBA (after dad

The Truth Behind “Standing on the Word” #2

Hi all, Last week I shared the tradition of 'standing on the Word' and the examples in scripture of Peter and Paul who 'stood' based on personal

The Ways of Righteousness #3

Hi all, I was attending one of our affiliated house churches and asked for prayer as I was very tired and needed some wisdom in some areas. So

The Ways of Righteousness #2

Hi all, An employee came about 15 minutes late to work one day, walking in on a meeting that started promptly at 9am, in which she had a large role

The Forks are Always Up, Relationships #5

Hi all, Barb and I are very different in many ways; She is a 'pack rat', meaning she holds onto things if they have the slightest bit of sentimental

Controlling Your Emotions #4

Hi all, Now that we've covered the Lord's ways dealing with Cain and with us, we can look at how He deals with His own emotions and how He interacts

How Jesus Heals Emotions #6

Hi all, I was 17 years old when a friend of my mom's asked me for prayer concerning nightmares she was having. That was 1975 in the days of the

How Jesus Heals Emotions #5

Hi all, Today we'll look at the woman caught in adultery from John 8: 3-11. This woman was caught literally in bed with another man and

How Jesus Heals Emotions #4

Hi all, We are now leaving the woman at the well example having seen the methods Jesus uses to bring emotional healing to people. These same

How Jesus Heals Emotions #3

Hi all, In the first two parts of this series I brought out that Jesus first and always acknowledges where a person is at that moment, without

How Jesus Heals Emotions #2

Hi all, I've raised the issue that we don't see Jesus laying hands on someone for emotional healing in the gospels, yet clearly the healing of

How Jesus Heals Emotions #1

Hi all, We can all list physical healings Jesus did in the gospels ranging from blind eyes opened to the lame walking, but can you name a single

Recognizing God’s Seasons in Life #2

Hi all, I started this series talking about how the Lord moves in seasons while we tend to move in minutes and seconds. But recognizing His seasons