Amazon offers thousands upon thousands of books for sale. You can get a hard copy, you can download them to your Kindle, or you can use a Kindle app to read them on your computer. Getting books is easier now than ever before. Most books are read... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
The name says it all. When we engage in self-pity, we use our minds to pity ourselves. Life becomes all about how wonderful we are, how good we’ve been, what we want, what we didn’t get, who doesn’t like us, and how we’ve been mistreated. This... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Have you ever had that moment where you realized God is giving you an opportunity to choose to be pleasing to Him rather than yourself? That moment of pause before you respond with anger, frustration, or a sharpness that is meant to hurt?... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
I’m done…I give up What exactly is going through your mind as you find yourself staring at the wine cabinet again? Maybe you think there’s hope & rest on the other side of those bottles. Maybe you’re sick and tired of all the pain... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
What is the “way” to Indianapolis from Lafayette? I-65 North? I-65 North from Lafayette will never get you to your destination of Indy. If you chose I-65 North you cannot chose your destination to be Indy. I-65 South is the “way” to Indy from... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Many may have never intentionally fasted before in their life. However, every night the body fasts from food and liquid for 7-10 hours.   The name “breakfast” comes from the notion of “breaking the nightly fast.”  So, the body is accustomed to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
“Is it a fast like this which I choose, a day for a man to humble himself? Is it for bowing one’s head like a reed, and for spreading out sackcloth and ashes as a bed?” – Isaiah 58:5. As we corporately humble ourselves... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Doing things in secret Faith is not known for being flashy. That is one of the many characteristics I appreciate about our church family. People are not constantly bragging about their latest spiritual exploits or trying to impress others with... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Fasting, simply defined, is the withholding of food for a given period of time with an expressed purpose. In this definition, it should be noted that many elements of the fast are voluntary and a fast does not eliminate the possibility of water. Let... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Right now, since you are on the internet, search for a picture of the Ten Commandments. Go ahead. Try it. If you do you will find that most pictures depict the Ten Commandments on two tablets of stone—five on each tablet. Two Copies of the Ten... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
