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John 10:22-23 Then came the Festival of Dedication (Hanukkah) at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. I know that this time of year everyone is putting up Christmas trees, singing carols, and jollily decking the halls, but prior to that holiday is one mentioned in theContinue reading “Let’s Celebrate the Festival of “Re”Dedication”

Matthew 6:9- “When you pray say, ‘Our Father.’” If there’s ever been a time needing the powerful prayers of the people of God—this is it! Jesus clearly taught us how to pray. We’ve come to call His model prayer “The Lord’s Prayer.” But it’s actually our prayer. It’s how we pray effectively. From the startContinue reading “Praying Powerful Prayers (Part 1)”

FEAR…it’s subtle in its approach, yet crippling in the aftermath. For me, it started with the boogeyman lurking under my bed. Then it was about acne that surely would make me a bachelor for life. The older I got, the more sophisticated it became. Fear does that—it grows with us and has many disguises soContinue reading “Fear Not”

In God, you are more durable than you know!  Jesus put it this way, “Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist” (Matthew 11:11).  That’s quite a statement.  Jesus is saying, “This is the truth—I’m not just being flattering.  No one has ever walkedContinue reading “World-Changers”

I used to drive my late husband crazy always humming a tune. Occasionally he’d ask, “Do you even hear yourself?”  My ears don’t always hear, but my spirit does. My spirit always hears what I’m humming and I believe it’s MY way of staying in tune with the Father. The Word says in I ThessaloniansContinue reading “Without Ceasing”

Jesus is amazingly wise and continually generous in sharing His wisdom with us! He describes His unlimited wisdom by declaring, “I am greater than Solomon” (Matthew 12:42).  Think about it! Solomon’s wisdom was remarkable. God gave him “a wise and discerning heart” (1 Kings 3:12). More than retaining information, Solomon creatively knew what to doContinue reading “Be Wise!”

For a long time I secretly lived under the all-consuming weight of anxiety. When it initially hit me, I kept it to myself. I was ashamed. I assumed I was the only person in my world who struggled with it to this degree. I also didn’t want people telling me what they thought was myContinue reading “Two Are Better Than One”

Negativity- An attitude in which someone considers only the bad qualities of a person or situation and not the good ones. Let’s be honest; we have all been on the “Negativity Train”. The world makes it very easy for us to get on this train.  During the ride, we have all the time and spaceContinue reading “The Negativity Train”

Oxford dictionary says confidence is the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; it’s firm trust. It is the fuel and motivation needed to accomplish goals. Too little confidence can prevent us from taking risks and seizing opportunities; too much confidence can look like arrogance. Our confidence is often shaped basedContinue reading “4 Ways to Upgrade Your Faith”

Our capacity to trust in the Lord increases as we shift from seeing Him as “less than” to experiencing Him as “greater than” anything we face.  Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth was bound by less than thinking when it came to Jesus.  Not only did they refuse to call Him the Son of God or referContinue reading “Greater Than”