Christ said that His sheep knows His voice. He speaks to us through His word and indwelling Spirit. What a gift! But, do we spend the time listening to and discerning what He has to say? A number of years ago, I assisted our pastor, at the time, with administering a challenge to our church …
Living a Fruitful Life, Part 1
As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to an abundant and fruitful life. What does it mean to lead a fruitful life and how is that accomplished? Over the last couple months, I’ve studied the fruit of the Spirit, as detailed in Galatians 5, using the devotional kit from Illustrated Faith for the month …
Amen prayers
This is my last post in the Word Nerd series using Illustrated Faith’s devotional kit. The devotionals in this kit encouraged us to meditate on and remember the promises of God. Remembering them renews us and helps us to endure. Following these sessions was a blank page to study a word of our choice. I …