Not too long ago, my husband, Collin, and I sat down to figure out our travel plans for the upcoming holiday season. We were married in January and now must navigate the joys and challenges of our first Christmas together and two families who love us deeply and live five hours away from each other. While we… Continue reading Home for the Holidays? Four Biblical Truths to Guide Your Decision
Month: November 2023
Do You Have Phobophobia?
It turns out people can have a fear of anything. Most seem to have a fear of something. Me? Arachnophobia. A common one is the fear of spiders. It is so bad the other day I tried to kill a thick, black mark on the back of where some curtains were cut off! I suspect… Continue reading Do You Have Phobophobia?
Angel Activity in the Nativity
By Elizabeth Prata I had posted all last week different essays about Angels according to the Bible. I’d presented biblical evidence on who angels are, what they do, and so on. It is a huge subject. In fact, there is one whole section of systematic theology called Angelology in which people have studied for years.… Continue reading Angel Activity in the Nativity
Street preacher shot in head while preaching Good News (donate button inside)
By Elizabeth Prata Hans Schmidt, Outreach Director at Victory Chapel in Phoenix AZ, was preaching about an upcoming service at his church. The former military combat medic was standing with a megaphone on a busy street corner, a frequent activity in which he engaged, when police received reports a man had been assaulted. Initially unaware that… Continue reading Street preacher shot in head while preaching Good News (donate button inside)
Great Biblical Doctrines: The Good Angels
By Elizabeth Prata Martyn Lloyd-Jones (MLJ) preached through an incredible series called “The Great Doctrines of God.” You can listen to them here. The companion sermon to The Good Angels (The Bad Angels) is unfortunately not recorded, but you can read a transcript of that sermon on fallen angels from MLJ, here. Listening to his sermon on the good angels… Continue reading Great Biblical Doctrines: The Good Angels
The Character of God: God is interested in our names
The Character of God: God is interested in our names By Babatope Babalobi babalobi@yahoo.com +234 80 35 897435 Save the World Christian ministry App: http://qrco.de/babalobi Join WhatsApp Prayer Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CpNBXTvL4dv7eyO3M7bHOV Genesis 17 vs 19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with… Continue reading The Character of God: God is interested in our names
Elijah and the Zarephath Widow
Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the… Continue reading Elijah and the Zarephath Widow
Angels we have heard on high
By Elizabeth Prata It’s Angel week here on the blog. With so much angel activity during the Nativity I thought it would be god to get to know about these heavenly spirit beings from the Bible as Advent approaches. Angel activity from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22 is constant and amazing. You know this Christmas hymn, I’m sure: “Angels… Continue reading Angels we have heard on high
How Can Being Mindful Help Us in Suffering? — Vaneetha Risner
At a recent doctor’s appointment, the check-in staff handed me a neon yellow wristband labeled “FALL RISK” that I had to wear all morning in the clinic. I’d fallen months earlier, and this was designed to remind others to be careful around me. But instead of reminding others, everyone I saw reminded me to be… Continue reading How Can Being Mindful Help Us in Suffering? — Vaneetha Risner
We may gain a heart of wisdom
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12 NIV) Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm90:12 NIV Republished with permission from Blogs.crossmap.com, featuring inspiring Bible verses about We may gain a heart of wisdom.