“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” James 5:16 (NLT) Conversations with God can look and sound different for everyone. I often find that I have knee-jerk reactions to just chat … Continue reading Earnest, by Cassandra Armstrong
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8 When did you feel nearest to God? Maybe your palms tingled with power as you prayed over a sick friend in Jesus’ name. Maybe you felt God’s presence when you gave a eulogy, or when the majesty of a bright blue sky … Continue reading Near, by Melissa Carey
“The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.” — Psalm 16:6 (NIV) Pleasant Places: Finding Peace in God’s Design In the ancient world, “boundary lines” were the physical markers—stacks of stones or cedar posts—that identified a family’s inheritance. These lines didn’t just show where a person’s land … Continue reading Boundary, by Elisha Lee
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly …” (Colossians 3:16 NKJV). The word dwell in this verse means to inhabit and feel at home. I dwell or inhabit and feel at home in my house. That is where I live. I recently cleaned out my kitchen cabinets, which turned into cleaning out my pantry, … Continue reading Dwell, by Donna Nabors
So when they were filled, He said to his disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is wasted.” John 6:12 My mama never wasted anything. As an Appalachian woman and a single mother of six, she learned the value of the smallest, most insignificant items. Things most might think were useless, she’d … Continue reading Wasted, by Ginger Williams