How Do We Stand in the Promise? Know. How Do We Know? Ask God. He delights in opening our eyes to His truths. This is our reality: the promise stands, we can stand in it. What does it look like to stand in God’s love? Galatians 3:15-18 is one of Paul’s clearest arguments that our…
Theme: The Promise (God’s Love) Stands So We Can Stand in the Promise (God’s Love) Galatians 3:15-18 I love how the NIV opens this section: “…let me take an example from everyday life…” That’s what most of us are really looking for—how does this apply to my day-to-day life? Is God’s love really for me?…
Part one of this topic can be found HERE. Continuing in the same verse: “…the life I now live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Life in the Body, Lived by Faith Paul acknowledges that we still live in real bodies,…
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” — Galatians 2:20 (ESV) This single verse is one of…
My Story — leading me to create space! —23 years growing up, involved in ministry groups, bible college graduate, all within the same denomination. —20 years serving in two non-denominational ministries as youth and assistant pastor. —43 years old, and I resigned asking, “where’s the life?” Throughout those prior years, ministry was my…
Prayer can be tough! “God, I don’t know how to pray anymore.” Those were my words a year or so ago. Saved at 9 years old. I was in third grade and God was stirring in me through a mission conference. Thanks mom for sitting me down and talking me through this. It was a…
I started Life Not Lies as a ministry to write and preach, disciple and counsel people into the Exchanged Life. That is, Christ as Life. Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 Life, Not Lies is a ‘FROM not FOR’ mentality. The lie has been that I must live for God. He saved…
A review, The Rest of the Gospel, Chapter One: What you don’t know, hurts a little, indeed. What if, though, within this unknown season you’re being equipped with exactly what you need in life’s next chapter? I’d like to propose a thought; coming from 20 years in church work, I claim to be no expert,…
THE CHRISTIAN’S SECRET OF A HAPPY LIFE, by Hannah Whitall Smith. Entire abandonment. Absolute faith. That’s the Christian’s secret to a happy life. There are certain wordings and phrases I choose not use, but given the time period and reading into Hannah Whitall Smith’s biography I can more understand why they might be used. It also…
STUNNED BY GRACE, makes finding grace effortless! A vital book for the shelf of every believer. Reread it often, share and discuss it with others. It has proven to be such a powerful tool alongside my bible. My story… I reached out to a long time friend and pastor/missionary son I’ve known for 15 years….
