Pass the Salt Please

  “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” (Matthew 5:13 NKJV) My cousin, Eddie, told me that it is definitely possible to lead a...

Preparing to Pray

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7 NKJV) You’ve stolen a few moments alone. You retreat to your favorite place to pray. Maybe it’s the quiet of a prayer closet or the comfort of an easy chair....

The Missing Link in Our Bible Study

  But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (James 1:22 NKJV) Do you ever feel your spiritual life is falling short? Like all Jesus girls, we pray and read our Bibles. We may even fast, but our prayers seem to bounce back off the...

Is God Your Source or Resource?

  And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; Who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. (Acts...

You’re Not the Only Mom With a Wayward Child

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10 NIV) I haven’t heard from my prodigal for several months. She never calls to check on me, and I don’t have her phone number because she...