Passage: Hebrews 5:11-14 Key Verse: “ You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.” V. 12 (NLT) Any conscientious consumers will shop for value; all good parents desire the best for their children and strive to nourish their growing bodies, minds and spirits. Regardless of which area of life we look at, to settle Continue Reading
Ebola, ISIS, End-Times Events – An Anxious Church?? – My Weekend Column for the Atlanta Journal
A second health care worker in Texas is diagnosed with Ebola. ISIS allegedly has control of chemical weapons. Border security agents are struggling to maintain enough manpower to contain the influx of undocumented immigrants from Mexico. Is it any wonder that worry is permeating our society as never before? The harmful effects of anxiety are well known to the medical community. In the U.S. alone, 40 million adults suffer from anxiety disorders. When our bodies are under stress, our nervous Continue Reading
Insidious Enemy Within the Church
FREE Copy: Insidious Enemy 10.13.14 Passage: 2 Corinthians 10:1-6 Key Verse: “We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 The location of Corinth made it a crucial center point for the cultures of the East and West in Paul’s days. Located between the Gulf of Corinth (Adriatic Sea) and the Saronic Gulf (Aegean Sea), Corinth became an important commercial Continue Reading
What If You Don’t Have Tomorrow?
Passage: Luke 15:10-24 Key Verses: “But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.” Vs. 22-24 The Atlanta airport is a place of mixed feelings to me. It’s there that I hug my family when they land from Brazil, as Continue Reading
Parenting: Balancing Between Discipline and Grace
Print a FREE copy: Devotional 09.30.14 Passage: Hebrews 12:5-13 Key verse: "All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness." v. 11 The little girl was about seven years old. Old enough to know better. I observed her for quite some time. She was smart and pretty. Her mom sat across from her and I watched the girl snap back at each comment her mother made. My girls Continue Reading
Book Contract Signed!
The day has finally arrived! We are delighted to announce Patricia’s signing of a contract for her first book with Comfort Publishing. The project titled 12 Inches - Bridging the Gap between How You Feel and What You Know about God (working title) is scheduled to be released in the late Spring, early Summer of 2015. We praise the Maker of the Universe, our Lord and Savior for this awesome opportunity and we invite you to celebrate with us as we embark in this privileged experience. #12Inches, Continue Reading
