"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor." --James 4:10 (NLT) If you remember, I spoke in previous blogs about the fear of God. We discovered that this type of fear is very different from the fear you would feel while standing at the edge of a cliff. Fearing God [...]
Note: All scriptures are from the New King James Version of the Bible. Last week, I told you all about the price of ungodly pride. So how do we counteract that great cost? The answer lies in our scripture from last week, Proverbs 18:12: "before his downfall a man's heart is proud, but humility comes [...]
Hi everyone, it's Stephanie Burdick, Timothy's wife and the administrator for this blog. Usually I'm very good at posting on Saturdays, but we've had a few busy weeks, and I apologize for missing posts these last few Saturdays. So to make up for that, I'll be posting a 2-part blog today! Thanks so much for [...]
"Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us]." --Romans 8:37 (Amplified Bible) I went to a Captain America movie the other day, which featured a virtual who's-who of Marvel superheroes. Iron Man and Spider-Man joined the [...]
"And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?" --Mark 8:36 (NLT) Did you ever play with balloons when you were a child? If you didn’t, I would suggest you were deprived and grew up in a dysfunctional environment. If that is the case, telling you this may [...]
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” --John 11:25-26 (NLT) One Easter Sunday, I went to church and dinner with some friends of mine. Although [...]