1 Timothy 4:7

2 Timothy 4:7 reminds us to persevere in faith: fight the good fight, finish the race, and keep trusting Jesus.…

(Beginning August 1, the content of my blog will be completely different from the Girlfriends in God devotions. So if you are not signed up for my blog at www.localhost/sjold, please do it today…and invite all your friends. We’re going to have more give-a-ways, more personal interaction, and more inspiration than every before! Now, on to today’s story!) “…train yourself to be godly,” (1Timothy 4:7 NIV). Read more……

2 Timothy 4:7 reminds us to persevere in faith: fight the good fight, finish the race, and keep trusting Jesus.…

Be honest with yourself for a moment.When did you last open your Bible — not out of obligation, not right before a church meeting — but because you wanted to? When did you last sit in silence long enough to actually hear something other than your own to-do list? If...…

Today I had a reason to spend some time reading the Book of Church Order (BCO) for the Presbyterian Church in America. While it’s not exactly a page-turner, I found something very helpful in the section on church discipline. The BCO states that there are three objectives to be kept in mind when considering church discipline. They are:…

The prior two posts are on spiritual eating as presented in the gospels and in some of the epistles. Our eating of this spiritual nourishment is for our growth in the divine life so that we will ma……

This post was originally published in March 2019.–ed. Today it’s considered noble for someone to say they have an open mind. But is it really virtuous to leave our thinking so exposed? We have doors in our homes to keep some things out and other things in, and we open the doors at our discretion …

Filipperbrevet 2:12 Därför, mina älskade, liksom ni alltid har varit lydiga, så ARBETA MED FRUKTAN OCH BÄVAN PÅ ER FRÄLSNING, inte bara som när jag var hos er, utan ännu mycket mer nu när jag inte ……

The prior two posts are on spiritual eating as presented in the gospels and in some of the epistles. Our eating of this spiritual nourishment is for our growth in the divine life so that we will ma……

An authentic Christian leader loves God with all his heart, is quick to admit his flaws, listens to his critics and doesn’t dismiss them.…