Throughout the Old Testament, God made it very clear: As parents, we are called to train the next generation to serve and love God. This was made evident in the fact that the Israelites were commanded to share the stories of all God had done for them in the past. They were told to re-read…
Jesus said that the world would know us by our love for one another. (John 13:35) Is this true of the church today? Does the world look at the church and say, “Wow! They really love each other”? Because if not, we have some changes to make. Loving each other is not simply a nice…
Throughout my decades in the church, I have heard this phrase countless times:Â We are the bride of Christ. But what does it really mean to be called the “bride of Christ”? Wedding feasts and marriage analogies are spoken of throughout the New Testament. But I’ll be honest in saying that I find it difficult sometimes…
If you have received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you have been born again into the family of God. So if no one has said it yet, welcome to the family! I have always found it interesting that God decided to use the term “family” to describe one aspect of who we are in…
What do you imagine when you think of a young child learning to walk? What comes to mind? My daughters were absolutely adorable when they began to take their first steps. They waddled around so proud of their accomplishment to balance on two feet. Every now and then they would fall down, and sometimes they…
The Bible teaches us that once you are saved, you are a new creation in Christ. Once lost, now you are found. Once a slave, now you are free. And once dead in your sin, now you are alive in Christ. We know that we are supposed to put our past selves behind us (Ephesians 4:22),…