How do the words of others affect your life? Probably more than you realize. Negative words spoken to you will create negative thought patterns and the way you feel about yourself. What God Says About the Mouth “Death and life are in the power of
In Part One, we talked about shame caused by our own actions. In Part Two, we’ll talk about the shame put on us by others. Shame From Others I know people who have had parents who told them all women are dirty, ridiculed parts of
Shame: (Noun): a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. (Oxford Dictionary) Measuring Shame I feel pretty ill-equipped to write about shame. Thankfully, it’s not something I’ve lived with much. No doubt I’ve probably done a few
Alcoholism, abuse, poverty, various addictions, and the list goes on. I can guarantee that every family has some of those things lurking about. In this post, I’m going to write about what they are and how they got to you. Grab a cup of coffee
When I became a Christian, I never stopped to think that I had the chance to start over. New Creations “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” – Said the Apostle Paul in
As promised in my last blog, “How to Leave it at the Cross,” today we’re going to look at a threefold cord and how to break it. Three/Threefold Cord The number three is found hundreds of times throughout the scriptures: Noah had three sons —Shem,
Leave it at the cross and don’t pick it back up! I’ve heard that more than once from the pulpit. For me, the problem was that I didn’t know how to do that. No one explained how you actually leave it at the cross and
I found unexpected things in Christianity. One of them was freedom. Galatians 5:1, the apostle Paul says, “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” He
When I was searching for God, I realized that what I was genuinely seeking was peace. I didn’t have a hectic or stressed-out life — well, maybe a little — but I could feel this odd emptiness. Emptiness What was the emptiness? I couldn’t identify
Can Christians avoid sickness and disease, or is it just part of life? I think that’s an interesting question and my opinion is yes! Read on to discover how I came to that conclusion and avoided a deadly disease. My Scripture Story It starts with