Tag Archives: God’s love
Ephesians 1: 1-23 tells us how we are loved by God. He gives us grace and peace while blessing us on our life’s paths. He chose us even before we were born and made us in His image. He adopted us as His children from many human tribes and has promised us the inheritance of His Eternal home. We are sealed by the Holy Spirit that guides us with our decisions and helps us to see many different viewpoints as…..
I have come to understand that the darkness in the world is so great sometimes that we fail to stand on our belief about how great God’s love is for us. “Lord of all, of church and kingdom, in an age of changes and doubt, keep us faithful to the gospel; help us work your purpose out. Here, in this day’s dedication, all we have to give, receive; we, who cannot live without you, we adore you! We believe!” (God…..
There’s a quote I found several weeks ago. “Genius is not enough; it takes courage to change people’s hearts.” (Movie- “The Green Book“) I ask you, “How many geniuses do you know?” For all practicality, since there are very few geniuses, only courage changes people’s hearts. So the “every day Joe” doesn’t need the mind of Albert Einstein or Jonas Salk; all he needs is the deep soul of a courageous person. Many people fail to realize you cannot find…..
After denying Jesus Christ three times before His crucifixion, what caused Peter to speak about salvation with Jesus Christ fifty days after the Resurrection? A Tongue of Fire. What causes us to fear and feel insecure when we are asked to speak about our faith? A Lack of Confidence. Most of us want to help people when they are faced with difficult situations, but many of us lack the courage to bear witness to our faiths and how God has…..
It’s a beautiful day outside, but, with my music on, I’m feeling memories of losses. With so much loss in our society today, I can put myself in the shoes of all who have lost children, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, and friends due to a disease we can’t seem to control either by our own denial that it exists or the government’s mismanagement and the birth of a new civil rights movement that’s trying to…..
As of the past Friday, I have realized that life as we know it in America has changed, and change always brings discomfort and some good things. I live in Wisconsin, and we now have 34 people sick with the COVID-19 virus. The public and private schools in the state must all close by this Wednesday. There was a run on the grocery store in our town for the following items: hand sanitizer, toilet paper, paper towels, bags of potatoes,…..
Tears and dreams are the voice of God. Whether we listen to them is largely how deeply we feel our faith and how much we trust God to take care of our needs. God will not simply change our lives and all that life sends our way. He uses our problems and trials as ways to proclaim the gospel, to bring hope to its highest level of triumph, and to let grace shine into the world. The Christ child was…..
It’s hard to stay true to your values in today’s world and even more so for our teenagers. I dare say they are faced with more challenges than I ever was as a teenager. It takes having a mission, uniting the gifts given to us by God, planning and working together so that all will know Christ’s love, serving and witnessing in God’s name so that others will know God’s grace, and letting our united efforts bring God’s word to…..