Posts about Christian Living (3)

One day, in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

If you have never had a chance to visit Israel, it can truly be the trip of a lifetime. Here, Medi-Share member Yvette Outler shares with us pictures and a retelling of her recent experience on this pilgrimage.

Growing up, I never really thought about my mental health. Who does? Overall, I was a happy child, playing with friends, excelling in school, and being a kid. And then…

Ephesians 2:4-9 NIV But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.

It is gut-wrenching to watch our kids suffer. When they fall and scrape their knee, we can brush them off and give them a Band-Aid, but when the pain is emotional, it can be more difficult to just kiss and make it better.

According to the store shelves full of plastic grass and chocolate bunnies, Easter season is well underway. But for the Christian, Easter is more than dying eggs and filling baskets. It’s an annual reminder of the eternal hope we have because of Jesus’ resurrection.

COME ON IN I recently moved back to my native state of Mississippi. We are the Hospitality State. (Google it if you need proof. I did and found, 11 Things That Prove Mississippi Truly Is The Hospitality State.)

Faith and fear are enormously powerful. Darkness versus The Light. Good versus evil. Both can change the trajectory of your life. Both can bend your today and break your tomorrow. Fear and faith won’t operate in the same space. You must let one go for the other one to be activated.