Weekly Blog Post

Week 3, Wednesday Jennifer Landrith   I appeal to you brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed…

Week 3, Tuesday Jennifer Landrith   If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of…

Week 3, Monday Jennifer Landrith   How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! Psalm 133:1 Unity means “to become one” or “unite.” Other definitions include “being undivided” or “in harmony.” What does it mean to become one with our brothers or sisters? It means we have the same focus. We…

Week 2, Weekend Donna Gaines   When Jesus heard this, He was astonished and said to those following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.” Matthew 8:10 (nasb) In Matthew 8 Jesus encountered a Roman centurion who had come to Him asking for help. The centurion…

Week 2, Friday Donna Gaines   Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Colossians 3:18 (nasb) Submission is one of those words that at one time made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Every rebellious cell in my body responded to that word. But truly coming…

Week 52, Wednesday Janet Wicker   For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” Romans 8:15 (nasb) The wonderful spiritual reality of adoption whereby God has made every believer a member of His…

Week 52, Tuesday Janet Wicker   But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.” Matthew 14:27 (nasb) Jesus had spent the day healing, teaching, and even feeding the large crowd of over five thousand that followed Him. He ordered the disciples to get into the boat to…

Week 52, Monday Janet Wicker   In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid. Psalm 56:11 (nasb) Fears are huge when you are little. In my child’s mind, each car trip over a bridge brought with it a possibility to crash over the side into the deep, murky water below! I…

Week 51, Weekend Marge Lenow   For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 Every year my husband erects a Christmas sign in our front yard…

Week 51, Friday Marge Lenow   Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 Years ago, I carpooled with a lovely woman from Iran whose young son suffered from asthma. Frightened as she watched him struggle to breathe, she shared…