Jesus did not come to do away with the Law—He came to fulfill it. As we continue on in our series on the Sermon on the Mount we will see how Christ fulfills the scriptures and what place the law has in our lives as His followers. Through the law comes knowledge of sin (Romans 3:20), and the law is a plumbline that shows us how far we fall from God's righteous laws. We don't need straightening, but we need to be reconstructed, made new. The law shuts our mouths and shows us all to be ... continue reading...
EP 111: Getting Things Done: A Walk Through Ephesians 5:15-16
We want to get things done. We want our days to be productive. Deep down, we always want to get all those items on our to-do list checked off, which rarely happens. We may have days or seasons where we’re productive and on top of things, and there are other seasons where we feel like we’re trying to catch our breath and we’re always behind, and the to-do list is ever-growing, and deadlines for things are getting missed, and we may even feel overwhelmed at times. I’m so prone to overwhelm ... continue reading...
10 Great Books on Prayer
I had a friend recently ask me for a book recommendation on prayer and as I was pondering which of my favorites to share with her, this idea to share my top favorites came about. Out of all the emails and messages I get, most of them are regarding book recommendations so over the next months I'm going to add top ten book recommendations on various topics. Prayer is one of those areas as believers we all desire to grow in and that we would come to know what it means to "pray without ... continue reading...
EP 110: A Walk Through Psalm 1
Last year our ladies' bible study group at church studied several of the Psalms together. My Psalm to share a message and put together some study questions was Psalm 1, and I wanted to share my time from that study with you today. Psalm 1 is one I memorized years ago and I thought I was pretty familiar with it until I studied through it. So I hope when you listen to the podcast below or read the post; it will open up Psalm 1 to you a bit more. I'm including in the links a PDF download of ... continue reading...
10 Helpful Homemaking Books
I'm sharing ten books with you that have impacted me in my homemaking as a Christian woman. I didn't come to faith in Christ until later in life so I was thankful to have some good books to help disciple me in my role as a keeper of my home. I've listed my top ten and ten more honorable mentions at the end because it's hard to end a book list! My recommend homemaking book list below is not exhaustive, and I know many more can be added to the list. I'd love you to share your recommendations ... continue reading...