Today’s Truth
“Now that we know what we have – Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God – let’s not let it slip through our fingers. We don’t have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He’s been through weakness and testing, experienced it all – all but the sin. So let’s walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Read more…
Renewing Your Mind with the Truth
Today’s Truth
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2 NIV).
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I see three emotions blocking women from being all God intends for them to be and from accomplishing all that God intends for them to accomplish – Read more…
Debbie’s Acceptance of Her New Identity
Today’s Truth
“I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels” (Isaiah 6:10 NIV).
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Debbie’s paternal grandparents had both a housekeeper and groundskeeper who lived in their basement apartment. Read more…
Exchanging the Old for the New
Today’s Truth
“And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:18 NIV).
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Julianna came out of the womb ready to meet every challenge with determination, every celebration with enthusiasm, and every mystery with the passion of discovery. Read more…
Salt and Light
Today’s Truth:
“You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:12,13 NIV).
Friend To Friend You are the salt of the earth. Have you ever tasted potatoes without salt added? They are bland, blasé, and blah. Likewise, a world without Christians would be very unappealing.
Salt has three primary purposes. Read more…
Living Below the Bar
Today’s Truth
“So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sons” (2 Samuel 9:11 NIV).
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Who in the world is Mephibosheth and what possessed his momma to give him such a name? Well, I can’t answer the second question, but I can shed some light on the first. Mephibosheth was a man who was living way below his potential. Read more…
Cheap Nails
Today’s Truth
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he (she) is a new creation, the old is gone, and the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
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One of the greatest philosophers of all time is Charlie Brown, the little round-headed kid in Charles Schulz’s Peanuts cartoon. But even Charlie Brown has his problems. Read more…
The Three-headed Monster Rears His Ugly Head
Today’s Truth
2 Corinthians 3:4 (NIV) “Such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.”
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The three-headed monster of inferiority, insecurity and inadequacy can paralyze a Christian into inactivity and leave him or her sitting on the bench during the game of life … Read more…
Touch of the Master’s Hand
Today’s Truth
“I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well” (Psalm 139:13, 14 NIV).
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Myra was a woman battered and scarred from severe arthritis. Her legs were held captive in a wheelchair, but her soul was forever free. With one pencil in each crippled hand, Read more…
Valued
Today’s Truth
Mark 5:32 (NIV) “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
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If you have ever felt worthless, this woman knows how you feel. For twelve years she suffered from bleeding, and no one could find a cure. The more money she spent on treatment, Read more…