Do you like to garden? Does it feel good to get your hands dirty, digging in the soil to plant vegetables or flowers? Do you like tending to the plants, fertilizing and watering them? Have you considered how that applies to your faith? Planting and tending to a vegetable garden takes time and energy. ManyContinue reading “Planting and Watering”
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Wisdom and Foolishness
Do you seek out wisdom? Or do you scoff at those who do? Do you listen for wise speeches? Or do you turn your back on them? Do you accumulate knowledge? Or do you foolishly turn away from it. Do you think about God’s Word? Or do you focus solely on worldly things? Wisdom doesContinue reading “Wisdom and Foolishness”
Royal Law
Do you show partiality toward certain people? Is it toward a certain type of people? Does that type of behavior demonstrate love of your neighbor? How do you show love to your neighbor? Do you know who your neighbor is? Are you willing to accept everyone as your neighbor? Showing partiality toward certain people canContinue reading “Royal Law”
God’s Word In Action
Are you the type of person who can’t sit still? Are you continually up doing something? Or do you prefer to sit and direct others? Is your preference to read and ponder? Have you found a balance between the two? Do you educate yourself and do things? We all know someone who simply cannot sitContinue reading “God’s Word In Action”
Perfect Gifts
Do you like to receive gifts? Do you like to give gifts? Do you spend a lot of time trying to pick out the perfect gift? Do you often exceed your budget for gift buying? Do you set a budget? Do you know where every perfect gift comes from? No, it does not come fromContinue reading “Perfect Gifts”
Open Hearts and Minds
How open is your heart and mind? Are you open to seeing and hearing the truth? Are you seeking to discern the truth among the rhetoric, half-truths, and lies? Or is your heart hardened and your mind refusing to discern the truth? Are you willing to have a change of heart? We see and hearContinue reading “Open Hearts and Minds”
God’s Temple
How well do you pick up the meaning of analogies, metaphors, riddles, proverbs, or parables? If an analogy is used to get a point across, does it help you to understand? Are there some analogies that are easier for you to understand than others? Whether we think about it or not, we use analogies quiteContinue reading “God’s Temple”
Pick Up Your Cross
We don’t like the idea of suffering. In fact, many of us will go to extensive lengths not to suffer. We go along with incorrect viewpoints, so we are not ostracized by our friends. Even if we disagree, we stay silent. We may even commit petty crimes to be accepted by others. Why do weContinue reading “Pick Up Your Cross”
Bow to Truth
Do you like to hear the truth? At what point will you bow down to God? When will you relinquish your desire to be in control? Will only happen when you have grown old and are nearing the end of your days? Will it be when you have experienced a disastrous event? Truth can beContinue reading “Bow to Truth”
The Beloved
Have you ever tried to learn something new? Was it at school? Was it for work? How long did it take you to learn it? Did you read through it multiple times to commit it to memory? Was there a specific number of times you had to read it to retain the information? Learning somethingContinue reading “The Beloved”
Marty Pressey 