Love One Another The concept of being called to “love one another” is probably familiar to most Christians. Jesus told his disciples that the world would know they were his followers if they loved one another (John 13:34-35). But what does healthy, Christ-like love...
Spiritual and Emotional Maturity If I asked you to assess your spiritual maturity, which measures would you use? Reading the Bible, attending church, and even mentoring other women may be on your list. While those are all important aspects of spiritual growth, one...
God wants the next generation. When going into the Promise Land, the Lord gave the Israelites very clear instructions. He said, “I am with you. This land is yours, clear it out and take it. Drive out all the people as well.” Over and over, Israel would possess the...
I guess you could call this Part Two of the spiritual lessons gained from my recent experience with my pepper plants (for Part One, click here). So, here goes another fun fact: pepper plants need to be pollinated to produce fruit. Usually, the transfer of pollen from...
We never “arrive” at perfect discipleship. Whether we are baby Christians making huge changes in our lives or veteran followers of Christ who have served and fought faithfully for years, we never arrive at being perfect disciples of Christ! The Holy Spirit is always...
So often it is easy to rely too heavily on someone or something other than God and develop a very unhealthy dependency, possibly even creating an idol in our life. We all have a tendency to do it. Personally, I have been guilty of making someone or something other...
