by Amanda | Dec 9, 2015 | Encouragement
Christmas lights on cold, clear nights; the Christmas tree with a golden glow. Warm baked cookies and sparkling decorations. Visiting family and friends, Christmas concerts, and picking out special gifts. There’s just something about Christmas that seems kind...
by Amanda | Oct 24, 2015 | Encouragement
October in Kentucky! Thou crownest the year with thy goodness… Psalm 65:11
by Amanda | Sep 22, 2015 | Encouragement
In the center of the circle of the will of God I stand, As I launch from sheltering harbor to obey His last command. What though waves o’erwhelm my vessel and grim fears my faith assail, Still I’ll stay upon His promise, for that cannot, will not...
by Amanda | Jul 3, 2015 | Encouragement
We live in a world today that places so much attention on outward beauty and appearance and so little attention on inward strength, character, and godliness. Most everybody wants to be accepted and few will stand alone for what is right. The world’s...
by Amanda | Jun 2, 2015 | Encouragement
The Sacrament of Living was the title of the last chapter in A. W. Tozer’s The Pursuit of God. Here is a bit of what he said: “One of the greatest hindrances to internal peace which the Christian encounters is the common habit of dividing our lives into...
by Amanda | Apr 23, 2015 | Encouragement
Trials are hard. They’re not fun, right? When was the last time you had a difficulty in your life that you didn’t cause and you were so glad that it happened to you? That’s just not the way our human nature works, is it? But...
by Amanda | Apr 4, 2015 | Encouragement
What does Easter mean to you? To many it means bunnies, Easter egg hunts, and pretty spring dresses. There is nothing wrong with those but there’s something they can never compare to. To some Easter means a victorious Savior, triumphing over the grave. The...
by Amanda | Mar 26, 2015 | Encouragement
Jesus is: our Advocate My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 1 John 2:1 An advocate is someone who fights for someone or something. Jesus loves us with...
by Amanda | Mar 16, 2015 | Encouragement
Jesus is: the Author and Finisher of our faith Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,...
by Amanda | Mar 14, 2015 | Encouragement
Jesus is: The Good Shepherd I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of...
