“So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.” I Corinthians 3:7 Life requires water. It’s a provision we often take for granted. That is, until it becomes polluted, gets cut off or dries up. When we lose access to it, we realize how essential it is to daily living. Like breathing, very little in God’s creation can live without it. ...
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Lately, my heart just hasn’t been into showing hospitality. Can you relate? We lost my mother in the fall, we’ve had stressful family business to tend to, funds have been tight, our remodeling isn’t finished, relationships are strained and the world seems upside down or closed. I don’t want to wear a mask anymore but fear getting sick or making others ill. It’s cold, my energy is low, and my ...
Continue ReadingSharing Household Tips
“The aged women likewise… that they may teach the young women...” Titus 2:3a-4a Household tips are useful resources. Sharing tried and tested tips is a gift. Teaching someone what works and doesn’t work is extremely helpful in saving time, energy, money, relationships and preventing unnecessary headaches. God formulated a plan for sharing helpful insights, ideas and instruction long before ...
Continue ReadingAdding Virtue to Our Faith
“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue…” II Peter 1:5a “Wait. Faith isn’t enough?” I wondered how that could be as I re-read the verse in II Peter. Isn’t our faith what we base our whole Christian life on? Isn’t it what our hopes are built on? I questioned how we can “live by faith” (as it teaches in Romans 1:17) if faith isn’t enough. Placing faith in God, ourselves ...
Continue ReadingPreparing Today to Reap Good Fruit Tomorrow
Rotten, mushy fruit is awful. Firm, unripe fruit is bitter. Finding fruit ripe in the peak of freshness is rare. It stands out and draws you in. Biting into a perfectly, plump, juicy blackberry is yum! However, just planting a blackberry vine doesn’t yield beautiful fruit. It takes cultivating, just like our lives. Reaping good fruit tomorrow ...
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