The Apostle Paul gave the Colossian believers some good advice when he told them, now that they’d met Jesus, “…you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth (Col. 3:8).” Humans are emotional beings. We’re going to get angry; it’s an…
HYMN DAY! “Since Jesus Came Into My Heart” by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel is such a joyful song. “I have light in my soul for which long I had sought…” He gives HOPE and JOY! I hope the words in this hymn are true for you. Verse 1 What a wonderful…
Criticism decimates. I’m talking about petty criticism here, not the gentle correction we all need at times. How can we sing, “Oh, How I Love Jesus” on Sunday and then disparage people on Monday? The fault-finding and belittling that floods my Facebook feed and fills my ears when I’m out…
You know, this scripture can kind of depress me. If it’s impossible to tame the tongue, which is full of deadly poison, why set myself up for failure? Why even try? I’ll tell you why…because the more I try, the more control I will gain. The times of using words…
Words have power, don’t they? I bet if I asked, you could tell me something kind someone said to you when you were a child. You can probably also repeat something unkind. Words stick with us. Amazing how much impact they have—to inspire, to encourage, to comfort, to praise, to…
Happy New Year! Are you a resolution maker? I’m not really, although I do reflect on the past year and try to recognize areas in which I could improve. Would you laugh if I said I need to improve my face? No, not with plastic surgery. You see, my face…
“Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus” by George C. Webb is a marching song! It’s also a challenge for each of us to be bold in our faith. Stand up, stand up for Jesus, Ye soldiers of the cross; Lift high his royal banner, It must not suffer loss. From…
I read an article about a person who handed some Chick-fil-A money-takers $400 and instructed them to keep paying for people’s food until the money ran out. The manager of the store said this was a blessing to many, many people who came through the drive-through line, but it was…
James is a fairly short book, but it has so much wisdom. I know we’ve seen other scripture that support the “don’t just talk the talk, walk the walk” idea. This one fits well with that concept. But this also gives us a positive consequence for putting our faith into…
The words for “Joy to the World! The Lord is Come” were written by Isaac Watts and later arranged by Lowell Mason to music by Handel. Although this was originally meant to commemorate Jesus’ second return, it’s become a beloved Christmas song. 1 Joy to the world! The Lord is…
