Category: theology

  • FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: SELF-CONTROL JESUS AS OUR EXAMPLE

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:23 As we look to Jesus, we must remember that he was fully God and fully human. He lived the life we can’t live to show us the way to live.…

  • FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: SELF-CONTROL

      “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 “I couldn’t help myself.” Really? “She made me do it.” Seriously? “The devil made me do it!” Not hardly, Flip Wilson. These are just a few of the excuses…

  • HOLD FAST IN 2026

    HOLD FAST IN 2026

    Child of God, are you ready to hold fast to your Father? Today begins a new year when we need to do just that! This year, there will be changes for which we’re not ready. We will have to face hardships and trials. We will bury some of our loved ones. Our finances may tank.…

  • book review: power with purpose, god’s design for power dynamics in marriage by david r. dunham and Krista dunham

    book review: power with purpose, god’s design for power dynamics in marriage by david r. dunham and Krista dunham

    Power with Purpose is the first book I’ve read which addresses marriage in a more comprehensive biblical manner. Marriage between two believers is about living out who they are in Christ and the power given to them to do that. Marriage between a believer and an unbeliever is also about the believer being Christ in…

  • Sin Has A Long Reach

    Sin Has A Long Reach

    Sin is not the number one topic we go to in conversations. As Followers of Christ, we know we are sinners, but we sure don’t want to talk about it. We don’t want sin to be our identity. Actually, sin is not our identity but Christ is. However, if we tell others about our sin,…

  • An Idea Is Forming

    An Idea Is Forming

    The lightbulb goes on over my head as I look into the cupboards in my basement. On multiple shelves, I see many notebooks which contain Bible Studies I’ve written. As the women’s ministry director, I wrote studies and taught them to the women of Cornerstone Baptist Church. My time of creating, writing, and study was…

  • Teaching What is Good!

    Teaching What is Good!

    This week, I had the privilege of visiting one of our church family shut-ins. I wanted to be able to give her some hope and pray with her. She has a hard time keeping her head up, so I got down on the floor to speak to her. As she spoke with me, I knew…

  • Is the Practice of One Anothers Worth It?

    Is the Practice of One Anothers Worth It?

    If you are a follower of Christ, you are aware of the many “one another” passages that are in the Scriptures. If not, just do a google search, and you will find every one of them listed for you. When we really take the time to read over these passages, we will see how hard…

  • Rebels, Saved By Grace

    Rebels, Saved By Grace

    “He’s a rebel and he’ll never ever be any good. He’s a rebel ‘cause he never ever does what he should.” [Songwriter: Gene Pitney.] [He’s a Rebel lyric, copyright Kanjian Music, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.] How many of you sung that as you read it? I think you have to be a certain…

  • Jealousy, How Does it Start?

    Jealousy, How Does it Start?

    Jealousy is not an emotion we speak of very often. However, we all have, at one time or another, (I’m being generous) been jealous. There are times when we simply state to someone, “I’m so jealous.” This really means that we’re happy for them. We’re talking about true jealousy in this post which can be…