Always, by Catherine Hutton [Love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:7 NIV I’m in need of a little reminder of the ‘always’ nature of God who is Love. Spiritually, these times feel pretty inter-testamental. I miss hands-on prayer and sweaty rooms packed with worshippers and the feeling of unity in … Continue reading
Kindness by Beth Duewel “If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but a the creaking of a rusty gate. If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if faith that says to a mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, … Continue reading
Fullness, by Lori Altebaumer “… that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:17-19 NKJV The … Continue reading
Joy by Kathy Howard But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 1 Peter 4:13, NIV She possessed a deep and abiding joy in Christ. Despite her family’s rejection. Despite her husband’s mistreatment. This unique joy – unstoppable even in the face of persecution … Continue reading
Perseverance by Debb Hackett 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. (Hebrews 12:1 and … Continue reading