“The Spiritual Starter Kit” Lesson # 5 The value of other believers Hi Mel Have you ever spent time with a marathon runner? (Maybe you’re one!) Did you ever know a serious runner who didn’t train with other runners? Rarely happens. Why? They need the motivation. Accountability. They need someone who […]
“The Spiritual Starter Kit”Lesson # 3 God’s love Hi Mel To describe God’s love, the best word I can think of is “unusual.” His love is so different from what we experience from any other person. Just to make sure I was being fair in using that description, I looked up the […]
What Does God Expect of Me? If you are like many Christians, you want to please God with your life. At the same time, in all honesty, sometimes you get tired trying to live the Christian life. Sometimes it just feels like it’s way too much pressure. Berfore I met Jesus, sin was never an […]
The Spiritual Starter Kit – # 8 Hi Mel, Having a relationship with God can be a wonderful experience. Or extremely frustrating. There are land mines. I remember the first year or so after asking Jesus into my life. I loved getting to know God. I’d spend hours in the Gospels, […]
"Skip the Stress – 1" God gives us an entirely different (and refreshing) way to live out our relationship with him. I’ve put this into a short 5-part series for you, simply called: “Skip the Stress.” — what to do with all those commands you see… — who is the Holy Spirit and what he […]
The Holy Spirit in Us Some of us think, "If Jesus were here on earth, and we could see Him, we would follow Him anywhere." But in Ezekiel 36:26-27, the Lord says, "I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my ways." There is something about that word "within." "I […]
The Christian's Secret Understanding the Spirit-filled life. Does living the Christian life seem impossible? Let me tell you a secret-it is impossible-on our own. Trying to live the Christian life by your own efforts is like a ship on dry land…just doesn't work very well. For the ship to get anywhere, it needs to be […]