At the beginning of my faith, I struggled a lot in managing my personal worship. I grew up in a fairly large family where we had to share our rooms with five or six people, and sometimes even with our sisters. This meant that the room was always occupied in one way or another. I […]
We tend to consider lust as an extreme and inappropriate physical attraction towards another person, but it’s possible to lust after all sorts of things like money, real estate, objects, and of course, other people. Lust compels people to seek the acquisition of things contrary to the will of God. It includes all feelings or […]
To understand how to overcome covetousness, it is essential to understand its source. In Mark 7:21-23, Jesus teaches: “For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person.“ […]
For God, the goal is not uniformity in competition but unity through complementarity. Himself respecting this principle, desires that we apply it because He is God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. And in this trinity, each plays its role. This proves that there is perfect unity in complementarity, and not in […]
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” —ISAIAH 6:8 This book contains a vision for the church of Jesus Christ. It is a vision of mercy. It is a vision of ministering to broken lives […]
I was born and raised in a good churchgoing home in Tennessee. Anyone looking only at outward appearances would have believed I was a committed Christian. In high school I continued to attend church regularly with my family. If asked, “Is Nancy a good Christian girl?” any of the adult members of my church would […]
After I found out about Lori’s suicide, I became more determined than ever to share Christ with the girls in order to offer them genuine hope. I didn’t want more young women to end up taking their own lives. One day my coworker Laura asked me, “Don’t you think you need to tone down all […]
The Fulfillment of the Vision For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. HABAKKUK 2:3, kjv As we continued working with young women, I became increasingly concerned about responding […]
If you want to eventually accept yourself and improve your self-esteem, decide right now that nothing negative about you will ever come out of your mouth. Acknowledge the good things. “I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for the glory of Christ.” […]
Dave and I had prayed to have a child. Our son, Daniel, was not an “accident”; we desired him. But after his birth, I let this life change affect me negatively. I wasn’t used to staying home for so long. Furthermore, I had gained a few pounds, and my skin had changed, as often happens […]
