In my not so distant past, there was a day that I gazed longingly at a locally grown, non-organic, fresh peach on my kitchen counter. It smelled so good and looked so enticing! I really wanted to eat it, but knew that one bite would leave me with an itchy tongue and a scratchy throatContinue reading “Health for the Battle”
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Community and Connectivity
Community and connectivity are important in life. If you are like me, you like to “get her done” and mark things off of your “to do” list. Setting goals and then working to accomplish them can be very good. But, there have been times when I set my mind to do something and began toContinue reading “Community and Connectivity”
Whose Am I and Who Am I?
Identity – an important concept and one that seems to be shrouded in confusion and uncertainty these days. Are you identified by your gender? If so, is it male, female, or something else? (The Lord clearly states He created only male and female!) Perhaps you are identified by your race or ethnicity – should youContinue reading “Whose Am I and Who Am I?”
Boot Camp 10
This final posting about My Top 10 List in the Lord’s Boot Camp focuses on #10 Serving. I am sure that as a child you were told, as was I, to follow the Golden Rule – do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That wisdom comes from Jesus when He toldContinue reading “Boot Camp 10”
Boot Camp 7
Responding is item #7 on My Top 10 List. After submitting, worshipping, meeting with God through His Word and prayer, listening to what He is speaking, and integrating His words and revelations into your body, soul and spirit, it is time to respond – to obey or to act. From the Old Testament: Psalm 119:34Continue reading “Boot Camp 7”
Boot Camp 6
Today’s Boot Camp message is about #6 on My Top 10 List – Integrating. This involves embracing and incorporating what the Lord reveals to you. Integrate – 1 : to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite. 2a : to incorporate into a larger unit. b : to unite withContinue reading “Boot Camp 6”
Boot Camp 5
Proverbs 1:5 (NASB) “A man will hear and increase in learning…” Today’s focus from my “Top 10 List” in on listening. Submission Gratitude and Praise Nourishment – Daily Diet of the Word Prayer Listening Integrating Responding Abiding Fellowship Serving The Hebrew word for listen is “schema” which implies not only hearing, but also obeying. InContinue reading “Boot Camp 5”
Boot Camp 4
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT) “Never stop praying.” Luke 18:1 (NLT) “One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.” Prayer is the fourth item on My Top 10 List in the Boot Camp blogs. Prayer is intended to be an endless, flowing, two-way conversation withContinue reading “Boot Camp 4”
Boot Camp 3
Nourishment – Daily Diet of the Word is the focus of today’s Boot Camp blog. Topics covered in previous blogs from My Top 10 List include Submission in “Boot Camp 1” and Gratitude and Praise in “Boot Camp 2”. Most people that I know like something sweet to eat, at least occasionally. There are allContinue reading “Boot Camp 3”
Boot Camp 1
There is quite the variety of boot camps these days – baby boot camps, correctional boot camps, technology boot camps, and fitness boot camps, to name a few. Of course, the type with which we are likely most familiar are military boot camps. “Basic Training — often called boot camp — prepares recruits for allContinue reading “Boot Camp 1”
Raising Warriors 