How big is your church? How big is your bank account? How big is your title? How big is your viewer base? How many followers do you have? Culture has creeped up on the church in one “big” way—in the mindset that small equals insignificant. I heard a preacher recently say, ‘If your life starts …
The time: let’s just say the 90s. The place: Mrs. Rhodes 2nd grade classroom. Mrs. Rhodes had an awesome way of tracking her students’ good behavior in the classroom — by the envelopes on the wall assigned to each student. If you were bad, you got a raincloud. But if you were good, you got …
We did something very exciting and dreadful this summer — we moved! Although it was a lot of work to get situated, we are now so happy with our sunny yellow house in our favorite part of town. Along with our cozy home came this added responsibility called a yard. The yard wasn’t in bad …
If there is any situation in which you could insert the thoughts and attitudes of the phrase “You got a problem with that?”, and it would fit — you got a problem. That attitude is ultimately a defensive reaction, and if you could see yourself saying it in the scenario of your current position, then …
Deut 4:29, the Amplified version, says “But if, from there, you will seek (inquire for and require as necessity) the Lord your God, you will find Him if you truly seek Him with all your heart and mind and soul and life.” I love that. There is something so beautiful about the resolution of total …
I bought my Mom bible the other day. {Mom Bible?} Yes, you heard me! Mom Bible! I have a “main” Bible — a big, solid Bible with a beautiful case that I keep at home and take to church. It has all my main and favorite scriptures underlined and highlighted in it, and is very …
“Plant your roots in Christ and let Him be the foundation for your life.” Colossians 2:7 CEV This scripture captures the purpose and essence of this blog. Every oak, no matter how mighty and tall, if its roots are none or shallow, will eventually, under pressure or storm, fall. Jesus described this phenomenon in Mark 4:5, in which a …