We all know the account of Eve informing the serpent of what God had told them about what they could eat and couldn’t eat in the garden. God had told them that they could eat the fruit of any tree in the garden except this one particular…

“Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?” 1 King 3:9 It is HARD to solve troublesome problems where…

Malachi 3:13-15 “Your words have been harsh against Me,” says the Lord, “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’ You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God; what profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, and that we have…

ARE YOU A SINNER? OR DO YOU SOMETIMES SIN? AND IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE? SINNER: (a) Devoted to sin. (b) Not free from sin. (c) Pre-eminently sinful, especially wicked. SIN: (a) To be without a share in. (b) To miss the mark…

As a momma who has given birth 4 times and adopted twice, I can attest to the unconditional love a woman feels for her newborn baby that she is meeting face to face for the first time. The feeling is hard to describe - how you…

I want to bring attention to a story found in Mark 5:25-34 because I think it is fascinating. The story is about the woman with the issue of blood and how she received her healing. This woman had a condition that the Bible calls an…

“These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” - John 15:11 The joy of the Lord will remain in every believer as they abide in Christ. A believer is referenced as a branch (for understanding)…

When thinking about what to share, all I could think about is everything that is going on and has happened in the world. One thing that came to mind was Matthew 22:36-40. Matthew 22:36-38 states, “'Teacher, which is the great…

A couple of weeks ago, I was asked if I would meet with a woman who wanted to talk to me. I did so with a third party present. Upon discussion, the woman shared with me that she really felt the Spirit of God in this place during worship…

There are so many benefits to being a child of God, they are really innumerable. The promises of God are so much more than we could even ask or think. However, in order to access the benefits package, there are a few things…

James 3:13-18 This morning on my walk, I was listening to the Bible App read the book of James. I love the book of James! Tim and I even named our second-born Colin James because of this book! The above verses caught…

In Matthew 6:5-8 Jesus was preparing to teach His disciples to pray. He had two admonitions for them so their prayers weren’t carnal, but rather productive and satisfying. The first was to not pray as the hypocrites do, being vocal…

“For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.” Romans 8:5 My Sisters and Brothers, Many times life stinks for us because of where we focus our energy–what we're after…

In Proverbs 3:5-6 it says, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In (all) thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." God wants us to have an intimate relationship…

On my way back from visiting some friends, I began to read a book that helps adults understand children that have gone through trauma. Not only in a psychological way, but also how the Bible instructs us to love on them…

Jonah 1:1-6 Now the Word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from…

In Romans 5:3-5 Paul makes the case for rejoicing through problems in our lives, also called tribulations. Rejoicing means to boast. Paul is instructing us to boast about problems. There better be a pretty enticing reason to boast…

Philippians 4:13 is a well known verse that tends to be applied when facing challenges in life. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Paul was in the middle of awaiting trail in Rome when he wrote Philippians 4. Not knowing…

I recently had a discussion with a man (now) from our Youth Group back when Tim and I were leaders in California before starting The Rock Church. This man, who is now a husband and father, challenged me on Proverbs…

Some time ago, the Lord shared a phrase with me to help me receive criticism or correction from people. I really struggled to receive such things for a very long time because those things would scream "I’m wrong"…