What must they have been thinking when Good Friday seemed evil?
Receiving What God Gives
Just to get a fuller meaning of the parable of the talents, let’s look at a few of the other words a bit closer. (If you haven't already looked at the meaning of the word talent, check out the previous post--what an encouraging and challenging lesson I found in that one word!) In verse 14 …
When a Gift from God Feels Heavy
Recently while struggling a bit with trusting God enough to have the courage to step out and put one of my gifts to work, the Holy Spirit pulled my mind to the parables in Matthew. He led me to the parable in Matthew 25 of the master entrusting his servants with 5, 2, and 1 talents. …
Come home.
Out of Isolation
Perhaps one of the great crises faced by our generation is isolationism. We live in a world of immediate communication—Facebook, Twitter, text messages, cell phones, Skype. We can speak immediately, 24 hours a day, with almost anyone in the world. Yet, we live in a state of isolation. Even when we do know people “well” …
a divine meeting at the living well of the God Who sees me
As I’ve grown older, personally experiencing and witnessing the attacks that Satan launches against Christian families, my greatest struggles and failures are usually directly related to my self-image. Beginning in early childhood, women in our culture are beaten up with lies and misdirection about what makes a woman valuable, what a woman should be or …
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