"All of life is business with God…" John Calvin
On Sunday morning, November 5, as I sat worshiping with my family in church, a gunman entered the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, only 37 miles away, and violently murdered half of their congregation. As the news began to break that afternoon, it sounded unbelievable. As more news filtered out, it only got... Continue Reading →
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and... Continue Reading →
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of... Continue Reading →
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins... Continue Reading →
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. 5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7 But if... Continue Reading →
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. Last week we began our study of the epistles of John with an introduction. This week we are diving into John’s own introduction to his first epistle, chapter 1, verses 1-4: 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which... Continue Reading →
Originally posted at Women of Purpose. Welcome to Fellowship with God: Confidence in Christ, a Study of the Epistles of John. Summer is now really and truly behind us, the Fall studies have begun, and I am looking forward to exploring the epistles of John together with you. The past two years we have dug... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I posted anything here, mostly because the "relaxing rhythms of summer" haven't been so relaxing, and I have been directing my writing hours to a study of the epistles of John which I will be teaching at church beginning—yesterday (!). I did find time, though, to write this piece for... Continue Reading →
I'm a couple of weeks late passing this along, but I was blessed to share a post on enCourage for Father's Day (read it here). As I sat at my laptop attempting to write about earthly fathers and our Heavenly Father there were so many stories, thoughts, and feelings in my head and heart I... Continue Reading →
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