Spiritual formation ∙∙

Spiritual formation ∙∙ Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment. – 1 Peter 2:2 Ephesians 4:15 We are to grow up in every way into Christ, who is the head. 2 Peter 1:3-8 3 By his divineContinue reading “Spiritual formation ∙∙”

AFS – Absent Father Syndrome ∙∙

AFS – Absent Father Syndrome ∙∙ Consider the incredible love that the Father has shown us in allowing us to be called “children of God” – and that is not just what we are called, but what we are. – 1 John 3:1 (Phillips translation) Romans 8:15-16  15 For you have not received a spiritContinue reading “AFS – Absent Father Syndrome ∙∙”

Deborah Warrior Princess ∙∙

Deborah Warrior Princess ∙∙ Barak said to her [Deborah], “If you will go with me, I will go, but if you will not go with me, I will not go.” – Judges 4:8 Judges 4:3-14  3 Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help.  4 Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, wasContinue reading “Deborah Warrior Princess ∙∙”

Obedience without honor is hypocrisy ∙

Obedience without honor is hypocrisy ∙ And so the Lord says, “These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote. Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocrites with amazingContinue reading “Obedience without honor is hypocrisy ∙”