Weekly Blog Post

Week 50, Wednesday Carolyn O’Neal   No eye has seen, nor ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9 When I was in high school, I worked part time at a small retail store. At the beginning of each year we had to take…

Week 50, Tuesday Carolyn O’Neal   Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today. Hebrews 3:13 Encouragement is fuel for the soul. Everyone needs it! A kind, encouraging word, whether spoken or written, can be the instrument God uses to cause us to press on. Exhortation comes easily for those blessed with…

Week 50, Monday Carolyn O’Neal   For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. Matthew 16:25 Whenever singer Rose Carter Cash was asked how she was doing she would respond, “I’m just trying to matter!” She was trying to live a life that…

Week 49, Weekend Anne Wright   So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will…

Week 49, Friday Anne Wright   I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. 2 Timothy 1:5 (nlt) We tend to pass on, from one generation to the next, the things that are…

Week 49, Thursday Anne Wright   But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all wickedness. 1 John 1:9 (nlt) The definition of purity is “freedom from anything that contaminates; freedom from guilt.” By this definition, purity in a person’s life…

Week 49, Wednesday Anne Wright   I will never forget this awful time, as I grieve over my loss. Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:20-23 (nlt) Have…

Week 49, Tuesday Anne Wright   You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forever. Psalm 16:11 (nasb) I love being around people who enjoy life. These people can be labeled as the life of the party, the sparkle…

Week 49, Monday Anne Wright   I am the Lord, and I do not change. Malachi 3:6 (nlt) Change happens to everyone! It is so easy, when unexpected change occurs, to think you are the only one who has experienced it. But the fact is, change is universal. There are simple changes that are intentional…

Week 48, Weekend Ellen Olford   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Just as a tree yields fruit, the Holy Spirit produces spiritual fruit in the life of a believer. The very person of Christ…