Bad Blood

By: Debbra Chapman
 
Most mornings I would find my toddler’s face in pool of dried blood on his pillow. Clueless to what had happened through the night as there was no apparent accident. The blood would typically come from his nose and would be dry by morning. He was only 3 and slept in his toddler bed never really alerting us that there was ever an issue and if there was he would sleep right through it. Some Read more…

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Crave What?

I was in a Small Group/Bible Study in the Spring titled “Made to Crave.”  Crave is a verb and is defined as this: 1.) to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly 2.) to require; need.
 
While this actual study is about healthy eating habits (Lysa TurKeurst; Made to Crave), the concept can be applied to so many other areas of our lives.  This study could almost be paraphrased as “Who/what is your God?”, as that’s basically the premise of the study. May I ask… what is the most important thing in your life?  Is it a person?  A material thing?  Food?  A relationship?  A lifestyle?  God??  Be honest.. what is it?  Think.  {..pause here..}  Got it??  You may say it’s God, but is it really?  I asked myself this same question.
 
So, I learned in this Bible Study that when we crave and put something – anything – above God, it’s a sin.  Yes, a sin.  I dislike that I must admit that I’ve rarely looked at it this way.  Yeah, I would go about life enjoying the things that God provided for me, and I Read more…

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Second Step: Who is Love?

Dearest Reader,

Welcome back! A pleasure to once again share a moment with you.

I’d like to celebrate the glorious truths about who God is! He is a redeemer and a purifier! He takes the pain and struggle of this life and He washes us white as snow! He is faithful and unmoving. And most importantly, He loves us more than we’ve ever known, felt or considered.

Last week, the question was asked, what does love mean to you?

This week, I would like to discuss with you what love really is, or better yet, WHO love is.

1 John 4:7-9 says this: “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this, the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him”

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