Spiritual Growth: Growing in Your Relationship with Jesus
With the Holy Spirit directing your life, you will experience a deeper relationship with God and you will grow in your ability to trust Him.
What does it mean to grow in your relationship with Jesus?
Growing in your relationship with Jesus means to know Him better, to love and obey Him more. "And this is the... >Read More
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Dealing with My Mother's Death
It was December 21, 1999 - a grey, downcast Tuesday morning. As I watched, first my grandmother, then my father and brother used a long pair of chopsticks to pick up a piece of bone from the tray filled with bones and ashes, and place it in the urn. My brother handed me the chopsticks,... >Read More
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Praying to God
You can receive Christ right now by faith through prayer.
Praying is simply talking to God.
God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart.
Here's a suggested prayer:
Lord Jesus, I want to know you personally. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door... >Read More
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Living Out the Words of the Bible
This is where these words begin to shape life. Jesus was the first one to become God’s words in the flesh. “The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighbourhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, generous inside and out, true from start to finish.” (John 1)
God’s word... >Read More
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The Power of Prayer and Praying through the Bible
4)You've read the text. You've spent time thinking. Now comes prayer. The kind of prayer we're talking about goes beyond merely asking for things -- although there's time for that, and God even tells us to do that often. But in the process of lectio divina, there's a time when you need to acknowledge what God is saying to you.
Did... >Read More
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Reality Bytes: Seeking Real Connection in a Virtual World
There has been a change of screenery. People have shifted from spending time on the front porch and peering through screen doors to staring at computer screens, television screens and cell phone screens.
The ushering in of recent modern technologies has undoubtedly brought with it a shift in people’s priorities. As a recent Communications...... >Read More
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Who Benefits From Prayer?
CNN ran an interview this morning that caught my attention. Anderson Cooper... >more
Louisiana Literally Praying for Oil Spill Relief
As the oil continued to gush from the broken oil well into... >more