Quick Update: Before I get into today’s topic today I wanted to give a quick update on the blog and podcast - if you sign-up for my monthly newsletter you’ll always have the inside scoop, so I encourage you to do that but I do want to share it with my podcast listeners in case you don’t follow the blog. I’m going to have podcasts out on only the 2nd and 4th Tuesday’s of the month. I’ll have blog posts out on the 1st and 3rd, and I’m leaving those 5th weeks that pop up in the month open right ... continue reading...
Top 10 Articles & Podcasts of 2018
The end of the year is always a time I review here at the blog and determine what my schedule looks like for next year. It's fun for me to see what the top read posts and listened to podcasts were from the last year. It's been a good help in determining what type of content my readers are interested in. I'm just so thankful for every one of you and have been grateful for your support and friendships over many years here at the blog now. I started this blog in 2010 by the encouragement of my ... continue reading...
Podcast Ep 50: Lessons from the Life of Mary
Sometimes we have heard the Christmas story so often it has lost its impact on us. The Christmas season can have us so busy and tired that we don’t have time to think deeply about the things Mary thought about. I picture Mary looking at sweet little Jesus as she holds Him in her arms and thinking to herself this is God in the flesh. She’s just a young girl, and she has just given birth to the Messiah – the Savior of the world. I think sometimes in our Christian walk when we first meet ... continue reading...
Podcast Ep 49: The Benefits of Abiding in Christ
Many times in my walk as a believer I have heard and read the term "abide in Christ" and didn't have a full understanding of what that meant. I know abide means to remain in, and I pictured it as a state of resting in Christ. Studying through John 15 has been a help to me in grasping fully what our Lord meant as he walked and talked with His disciples on the way to the Garden of Gethsemane. Picture this; our Lord had just left the Upper Room in John 13 & 14 where He and the disciples ... continue reading...
Podcast Ep 48: Cultivating Gentleness
We live in a world where it can be quick to pass judgments instead of seeing the best in others. We can find ourselves expressing our opinions harshly when we differ from one another. Watching debates between Christians online when there is a disagreement makes me cringe a bit when I see the responses towards one another not gentle and kind. Conflict is inevitable, but there is a way as believers that God’s Word lays out for us how to deal with these situations. There is the reality of ... continue reading...
