“When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” That was the haunting question Jesus asked his disciples in Luke 18:8 NIV. It’s a question that makes us squirm a bit. But it shows exactly what Jesus is looking for in us, his people. He will NOT be searching our lives forContinue reading “Transforming Sunday Religion into Immovable Faith”
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Radical Love or a Dozen Roses
Let’s play a Valentine’s game. Would you rather have pure radical love or a dozen red roses? A few years back a friend couldn’t believe that my husband didn’t send me roses for Valentine’s Day. She made such a big deal about it that I wondered if I should be upset, too. Then truth floodedContinue reading “Radical Love or a Dozen Roses”
5 Books that will Inspire You in 2018
The Armor of God by Priscilla Shirer For a long time I wondered about this study and was a little scared to crack it open. But Iam so glad I did. It focuses on the last chapter of the book of Ephesians and the strength and power God has given his children to faceContinue reading “5 Books that will Inspire You in 2018”
The Best place to hide your Resolution
Usually about halfway through January 1st I think long and hard about breaking my resolution. I’m still working on the whole perseverance thing. I tend to be more of a wherever the wind takes me kind of girl. Thank goodness our God is not. It may be a new year for us, but every yearContinue reading “The Best place to hide your Resolution”
Make me Joyful
You make me JOYFUL! You make me JOYFUL! Woohoo Woohoo! My three year old sung a song he heard at church all day long yesterday. But the way I sang it in my head was a little different. You make me joyful. That was ringing in my heart this morning as I thought of allContinue reading “Make me Joyful”
Advent: Open Your Gift
For decades of Christmases I had an unopened gift under the tree. Santa didn’t put it there. It was placed there for me by the greatest gift giver of all. But I was scared of it, didn’t understand the packaging, and thought I needed to be in my Christmas best instead of my bedhead toContinue reading “Advent: Open Your Gift”
Advent: Hope Day Two
Welcome to day 2 of our week of Hope! On day one we rejoiced in the hope that our salvation is 100% done by Jesus and that it does NOT depend on our efforts, but on the gift of the cross. Today our hope continues on in how we rest in His hope in everydayContinue reading “Advent: Hope Day Two”
Advent: Hope that won’t let go
Three sure reasons why we have an enduring hope.
Finding lost Thankfulness
When I was growing up, we would travel 3 hours to Norfolk a couple times a year to see my great Aunt Dorothy. Some things she did have stuck with me for a lifetime — she let us have bubble baths every night, try on her fancy earrings, and eat hot dogs for breakfast. YearsContinue reading “Finding lost Thankfulness”
Silencing past regrets
Everyone has a sinful past. If you are living and breathing I would put money on the fact that you’ve said or done something you regretted. Something you wish you could erase. I know I have. Even though we are forgiven in Christ, sometimes it’s hard to let go of who we were before weContinue reading “Silencing past regrets”
Andrea Chatelain 