INTRODUCTION Phew! We’ve talked a lot about envy: what it is, how damaging it is, the ways it can manifest itself, etc. At times, it’s important to take a…
Continued from In a World Full of Envy, Be All that You Can Be, Part 2 The last post described how Phinehas’ actions stopped the plague against the Israelites. King…
Continued from Love Series: In a World Full of Envy, Be All that You Can Be, Part 1 INTRODUCTION Last time, we talked about how the bell curve works. The…
“There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” -- Nelson Mandela (Former…
Continued from last week's blog post: Love Series: Mentorship over Envy 1 PATTERNS OF LEADERS FOUND IN THE BIBLE I preface this whole next section by saying I’m not personally…
If we aspire to teach anything, we most likely will get tested in that same area. Recently, I had a situation where envy tried to creep into my heart and…
Love… it does not envy. --1 Corinthians 13:4 Envy kills. Let me write that again. Envy kills. LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT THE DEFINITION OF ENVY The dictionary defines envy…
“Love is kind…” --1 Corinthians 13:4b KINDNESS HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE A LIFE He just got out of prison. It was France, October 1815. A rough and ragged…
INTRODUCTION Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. --Psalms 127:1a A home in so many ways represents the relationships within its structure. Therefore, building…
I can't be patient in love, if I'm not patient in general. And I can't be patient, if I don't have opportunities to die to myself in order to practice…
Creative? Right-brained? Visually-oriented? Need more color in your devotional Bible reading? Okay, can we get this out in the open? All of us are different. We connect with…
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. --1 John 4:8 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these…
“The wilderness is that season of our lives where God, through our loneliness, teaches us that his will is to do something in us, not merely do something for us.…
You were made uniquely. You are loved uniquely. You carry a unique breakthrough for those around you. Did something inside of you cringe as you read those words? Did an…
So you've just committed your life to Jesus Christ. This is truly a joyous occasion! There are probably a lot of questions swirling around in your head. As a new believer,…
Choosing a healthy lifestyle goes beyond just watching what you eat and exercising four times a week; truly living healthy requires you to take control of every aspect of your…