“Consider what your children are designed for, we hope, in this world; they must be a ‘seed to serve the Lord’, which shall be ‘accounted to him for a generation’. They are to bear up the name of Christ in their day, and into their hands must be transmitted that good thing which is committed to us. They are to …
A Disciple’s Renewal
Our women’s Bible study is gearing up to begin the fall session and a new study in just a few weeks! Last night at our leaders’ meeting, Cheryl shared this prayer from The Valley of Vision (pg. 184): O My Saviour,                          help me. I am so slow to learn, so prone to forget, so weak to climb; I am in …
Because Its Monday
“The everyday ordinary Christian life is one of great joy and anticipation in what God is doing in us and through us to accomplish His grand design for His creation. It is an incredibly humbling privilege to serve Him in any way that He chooses.†~Martha Peace Sometimes, I think it’s all about perspective….
A Daily Pursuit of Humility (Mahaney, part 3)
Ways to purposefully pursue humility as part of your daily routine:  ~Begin the day by acknowledging dependence on God. Do not take an “inventory of your feelings.â€Â How you feel about it does not matter – the fact is that you are dependant upon God. ~Incorporate specific thankfulness to God in your devotional times, and throughout the day. An ungrateful …
More Mahaney (part 2)
“How, for the rest of my life, can I deliberately and diligently mortify pride, and pursue humility on a daily basis?†Here are some practical ways to tremble at the Word of God (Is. 66:2) from C.J. Mahaney: 1. Study the attributes and character of God – the incommunicable (those not shared with man) attributes. ~Infinite: everywhere, equally present ~Independent: …