Receive
Colossians 3:24 GNT Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.
Fully Man
1 John 4:4 CSB You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. John 1:14, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” Ponder that Jesus experienced everything we do while He was walking on…
Finch Fountain
Does God really care about me? Matthew 10:29 NIV Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. If God cares about each sparrow (or in this case finch,) then imagine just how much more He cares for you!
Don’t Let Separation Steal Your Identity!
Pastor Breck Boyd, pastor at The Resting Place, Sisters, OR
Six Verses for Hope & Courage
Do you need a bit of hope and courage? Here are six Bible verses to help you feel hopeful, encouraged, and empowered!
Having Lunch at the Predestined Dairy Queen
Matthew 10:29 NIV Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. My brother, his wife, my sister, and I took our Dad on a genealogy road trip. Traveling with your adult siblings might not be on everyone’s bucket list, but we…
Shout for Joy
Isaiah 49:13 NIV Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains!For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. Shouting for joy, rejoicing, and bursting into song are actually practical devices for changing your mood! Laughter and singing have both been scientifically proven to boost postive endorphins and relieve stress. According to the…
Be Humble
Philippians 2:7-8 NIV 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!
Here’s a New Recipe for Humble Pie
Hawkeye Buffalo Ranch, Fredericksburg, IA Philippians 2:3-4, “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Sing a Song of SixpenceA Pocket Full of RyeFour and Twenty BlackbirdsBaked in a…