Pity VS Compassion

Today my mind begins thinking through our culture as we seem to see more and more disaster, pain and death fill our world.  Much of our response is pity, feeling sorrow for an individual or group that is going through a hard time, yet we many times alienate ourselves away from the hurt that others [...]

Mom’s Wisdom

This morning I started reading through the book of Proverbs.  I first read it, then as I took my morning run I listened to an audio version of the 1st chapter and finally I stopped running and walked.  As I began walking I took time to pray  the passage back to God and finally too [...]

Pocket Theology – Salvation

TrueLife has started a new message series entitled, “Pocket Theology.”  One of the main points through this series is thinking through our theology and learning how to carry it with us in our everyday life.
“What you talk through on Sunday and how it walks on Monday.”
Our first focus is the theology of salvation – the [...]

What’s On Your List?

I have been coming across more books that seem to be great reads:  Mark Batterson has listed two books he can’t wait to read:  It – by: Craig Groeschel / 200 Pomegranates – by: Shawn Wood.  Another book I am interested in reading, which is on diversity in the church is Peppermint-Filled Piñatas – by: [...]

More Than Enough

I’ve been going through the book Everyday Deserves a Chance by Max Lucado. Today the focus was on God’s grace.  I thought you might be encouraged so here is my exert on God’s grace.
 The grace of God has taken all of my shame, sin and has placed them on Christ.  He took my punishment so [...]

Stephanas

 
Have you ever met people who authentically care and show their love for each other by meeting people’s needs?  I have seen snap shot pictures of this in my life.  People in the church making meals for those who have been in the hospital, a teacher who actually cares about how a child learns and gives extra time [...]

Hymenaeus

We live in a day where we have many leaders teaching many different ideologies of scripture.  Some of differences that are taught we can agree to disagree, but those who teach in opposition to scripture we must hold strong to scripture and warn those who are in the body of Christ.  Paul had this difficult issue arise [...]

Tabitha (Dorcus)

Most of us have heard about Mother Teresa.  She has helped the needy and has sought to help those who have been outcast, sick and neglected in India.  Before there was a Mother Teresa in our century, there was a woman with the same compassion in the day of the Apostle Peter.  Her name was Tabitha or [...]

Susanna

Do you rememer the lyrics from the song Oh Susanna?  Stephen Foster wrote the song back in 1847.  I really don’t remember where I heard the song as I was growing up, but I know I heard it somewhere.  Well today I want to talk about Susanna, but not the lady from Alabama.  The Susanna [...]

Rhoda

Some people we read about in the Bible we don’t have a clear picture of their character, but we can see their actions and how they respond to situations.  One of the people we read about in scripture is the servant girl Rhoda.  The only thing we really know about Rhoda is that she serves in Mary’s house.  It [...]