One of the most powerful verses for shaping our mindset is Philippians 4:8. In a world that’s filled with negativity, distractions, and anxiety, the Apostle Paul gives us a clear roadmap in this verse where to set our thoughts. He tells us we are to set our minds on what is: true, noble, right, pure, […]
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Ministry can look many different ways depending on who you are, where you live, and what you do. For some of us, ministry can be a career – it’s something we do day in and day out and receive a paycheck each month. For others, it can be a volunteer opportunity to serve the Lord.
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Have you ever been reading through the bible and you come across a verse and it’s almost as if it just leaps off the page at you? You grab a hold of it and you just kind of tuck that away for a rainy day and you think, “When I get some extra time, I
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A few years ago I did a bible study that mentioned the ceremony of the bond servant that’s recorded in Deuteronomy 15 and Exodus 21. I must have read those passages several times before, but for some reason a few years ago when I was doing this study, it really stuck with me and it’s
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Self-care is a popular catch phrase in our world today, but the question is: Are we approaching this topic from a worldly view or a biblical view? While the world tells us to prioritize “me time” and indulge in temporary fixes and chase self-fulfillment, God’s Word offers us a deeper, more soul refreshing approach. Biblical
One of the most quoted and prized verses of the bible is Jeremiah 29:11. It’s even often used as a New Year’s verse because of what it says about hope for our future. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you
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The end of one year and the beginning of another year is always a good time to look back over one’s life and ask where God has been moving and what He has been doing. It’s a good time to reflect on the big moments of the year, the challenges, and the victories. For believers,
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We live in a world that is searching for peace. Many people would give anything to have peace in their life and sadly, many people just don’t know where to find it. Instead of going to the Source of peace, it seems so often we look in every other possible place we think it may
This year my son helped me hang Christmas lights on the outside of our house. We began by unraveling each of the strands of lights and laying them out in the driveway. We plugged in each strand, testing them and making sure they worked. As we were swapping out the burnt out bulbs I noticed
A few years ago, I was deer hunting with my husband. We went out to sit in a ground blind together as it began to rain. As we sat there, I thought, “Man this stinks! How are we going to see any deer?” However, I noticed that while it was raining there were no sounds
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