Law of the Spirit of Life
Musician Paul Wilbur has the idea that a YouTube video of Stacy Westfall and her horse Whizard’s Baby Doll is an excellent example of the contrast between living life by trying to be good enough to obey …
All Talk
For the kingdom of God is not in talk but in power. (1 Corinthians 4:20 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®) We use it as an insult to say that someone is “all talk.” What do we declare …
Expectable Behavior
How do you expect carnal, immature believers and unbelievers to treat you? Should they be nice and generous and forgiving and tolerant and happy to see you? Will they? If you have discovered that you don’t like …
Dread Hurts my Head
I have noticed lately that I am more likely to get headaches when my attitude toward projects or people includes dread. Dread is a soup made from various portions of fear, anger, laziness, unforgiveness, and more. Sometimes …
James the King and the IRS
Neither the Republican Party nor the Democratic Party have as their agendas the process and structure of an honest, generous governance of the United States. Some individuals in each party probably do, but the two-party structure that …
Co-Heirs With Christ
Yahweh likes it when we build and create. We were born of the Spirit in the image of Jesus, and everything that has been created in the universe was created by Him, through Him, and for Him. …
Awesome Goals
Jesus died to give you the life you are living. What are the goals you have for it? Do you hope to overcome sin? To become free of fear? Are pride, stinginess, offendability the hurdles you hope …
Fruitful Work
Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, …
Loveless
You need to be well-informed. You need to be strong in your understanding. You need wisdom. You can do things to increase these in your life. However – if you are knowledgeable and wise and have great …
The Best Skills
The greatest two skills you can develop in life are the ability to make decisions and the ability to follow through with the decisions you make. The greatest way to practice these two skills is under the …