Once I was on the outside. Now I’m part of the family of God. Once I had no clue about God, his promises, his love, and his grace. Now, because of his mercy, sacrifice, and victory over death, I am in on it altogether. God is love, and He loves me. I don’t take it… Read More
Ephesians 2:4-10 We neither make nor save ourselves
There’s no way I can pull myself up by my boot straps to be good enough for God–which is the perfection in which He created us and placed it. We chose and daily choose against him–you’d think he’d be so sick of it and us that He’d throw us far away so we wouldn’t hurt… Read More
Ephesians 2:1-5 Inhale unbelief–Exhale disobedience
What am I filling my mind with? What do I take in through my five senses? What do I dwell on? What do I spend my time and money on? That’s what will come out. Inhale. Exhale. Ephesians 2:1-5 (New Living Translation) Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.… Read More
Ephesians 1:19-23 No power is exempt from His rule
God’s word: FIRST in creation CONTINUAL through the Bible and the Holy Spirit FINAL when He will come and judge the living and the dead Ephesians 1:19-23 (New Living Translation) I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that… Read More
Know your roots
Roots are the underground part of a seed plant body and are the organs of consumption, aeration, and food storage. They also act as a structural anchorage and support the plant. The spiritual definition of roots is similar: structures that support one’s spiritual outlook on life. The roots nourish the rest of a person’s life… Read More
Old and New Testament Thinking
Remember the Sunday School song: “Zacchaeus was a wee little man, a wee little man was he. He climbed up in a sycamore tree for the Lord he wanted to see…” What’s the significance of the sycamore tree? A sycamore tree produces figs, but they are such poor quality that they aren’t eaten by people… Read More
The jig’s up
David was tired of going to war as the Lord commanded, so he took a little vacation. Then he saw this woman—WOWSERS! What a woman! They were two consenting adults—where was the harm? Secret lust. Secret sex. But it’s hard to keep pregnancy secret for too long—and this secret was out before they ever got… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 