Tag Archives: Faith
On my wall above my desk hangs a framed print statement about faith. There is no indication who made the statement so I am unable to credit anyone for it. This is what the framed print states:
“Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.”
It’s an intriguing statement. Especially when you pair it with some of the statements about faith that are recorded in Scripture……
What can the Holy Spirit do?
It’s a question I asked my Sunday School teacher when I was a young girl. I think I was in either 5th or 6th grade when I asked her this question. I had friends of different denominations and maybe even different religions – I’m not sure. But I remember we were having a conversation about Jesus when…..
When Jesus opens the scroll in the temple and begins reading, he reads about why the Holy Spirit is upon him. It’s upon him for specific work. Christians are familiar with reading this in the Gospel of Luke 4:17-19
There is a list of work, works of love, that Jesus reads about and then goes about doing, and he does it all. Good…..
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“Therefore, putting aside all malice and all guile and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, like newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the word, that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord. (I Peter 2:1-3 NASB) Think about the many times you have tasted the Lord’s kindness in your lifetime. Consider how you can…..
Have you ever spoken to someone and it seemed they didn’t even hear you? Or have you ever listened to someone speak and not heard them? I’m guessing your answer is yes to both questions, I know mine would be. What causes people to hear us, to pay attention to what we are saying? What helps us to pay attention to other people so that…..
On the day of his crucifixion Jesus cried out, “My God! My God! Why have you forsaken me?!”
Because of Easter Morning we have learned that God did not forsake Jesus. He healed Jesus quite rapidly and miraculously and gave him new life. The nails used in times of crucifixion are not the size of your average household nail…..
. . . teach us how to pray . . .
Have you ever asked to learn about prayer? What would you like to learn about prayer? Why do you want to learn about prayer? Why wouldn’t you want to learn about prayer? Why wouldn’t you want to try prayer?
There is so much learn and so…..
Sometimes people who are ‘investigating’ matters of faith, people who are seeking to understand the mystery of faith will ask: How do you know prayer works? It’s a good question, isn’t it? How would you answer it? The first time someone asked me that question, at least the first time I remember, I started telling them about prayers I…..
How often does the word ‘Ministry‘ come up in your conversations about life and work and church? I don’t seem to hear it as often as I used to.
I used to use the word ‘ministry’ when I did one-on-one training my recruits in direct sales. I also used the word when I trained co-workers at my other jobs. Sometimes they would…..
