Tag: joy
He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed (Almost)
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday – (just in case you hadn’t heard yet.) My wife, who grew up in the Episcopalian tradition, likes to tell the story of hearing one of her priests marching into the sanctuary on Easter Sunday morning and proclaiming with a great, booming voice: “He is risen! He is risen indeed!” Though… Continue reading He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed (Almost)
No More Gloom
19 When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? 20 Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. 21 Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished,… Continue reading No More Gloom
A Snappy New Day
I have a collection of coffee mugs. Some have been given to me by friends, some advertise non-profits or businesses I endorse, some offer poignant or witty sayings to ponder. A few even have my own artwork on them – from when I was actively working as a freelance cartoonist. One I especially like is… Continue reading A Snappy New Day
Week 52 How to Have a Committed and Happy Marriage
By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 52 Scripture Readings: Song of Songs 7-8 Key Scripture Verses: Song of Songs 7:10-12 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me. Come, my beloved, let us go to the countryside, let us spend the night in the villages. Let us… Continue reading Week 52 How to Have a Committed and Happy Marriage
Week 48 Enjoy Life, But Remember God
By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 48 Scripture Readings: Ecclesiastes 11-12 Key Scripture Verse: Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.” This verse in Ecclesiastes reminds me of the old adage, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” Solomon’s message in Psalm 11… Continue reading Week 48 Enjoy Life, But Remember God
Week 48 John’s Testimony of God’s Love for Us
By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 48 Scripture Readings: 1 John 1-3 Key Scripture Verses: 1 John 1:4 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word… Continue reading Week 48 John’s Testimony of God’s Love for Us
Week 43 Is All Our Toil For Naught?
By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 43 Scripture Readings: Ecclesiastes 1-2 Key Scripture Verses: Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat… Continue reading Week 43 Is All Our Toil For Naught?
Week 43 Let Us Be Eager To Go To Church
By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 43 Scripture Readings: Psalms 122-124 Key Scripture Verses: Psalm 122: 1, 6 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’” “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘May those who love you be secure.” Psalm 122… Continue reading Week 43 Let Us Be Eager To Go To Church
Week 40 How to Develop Spiritual Maturity in Christ
How To Develop Spiritual Maturity in Christ By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 40 Scripture Readings: Hebrews 5-7 Key Scripture Verses: Hebrews 5:13-14, Hebrews 6:12 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who… Continue reading Week 40 How to Develop Spiritual Maturity in Christ
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