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Obedience and Submission: A Promise Kept by God

by Leah | Nov 20, 2013 | Faith, God's Love, Obedience/Submission, Pride, Serving the Bride of Christ, Travels, Wisdom | 16 comments

In Scripture, God clearly promises blessing to those who obey Him. Do I believe that? You better bet I do, because I watched it happen this past week. Allow me to give you some background. In the summer I was contacted by the event coordinator for a church in middle...

Vital Signs: The Church at Laodicea – The Poor Rich Church

by Leah | Nov 18, 2013 | Character/Holiness, Faith, God's Love, Idolatry, Pride, Setting Boundaries and Priorities, Vital Signs | 0 comments

Today we begin our study of the final church in Jesus’ letters found in Revelation 2 and 3. The church at Laodicea has always presented such a quandary for me, personally. When Jesus told this church that they were lukewarm, He also said that He would...

God Forgot

by Leah | Nov 13, 2013 | Character/Holiness, Faith, God's Love, God's Protection, Hebrews, Pride, Serving the Bride of Christ, Setting Boundaries and Priorities, The Awesomeness of God, Wisdom | 0 comments

I love how the Word of God is living and active. Just this weekend, I was reminded of the work of the Word while reading a VERY familiar passage. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I can be so familiar with a passage that I gloss over it, failing to allow it...

The Ugliness of Feeling Superior

by Leah | Oct 15, 2013 | Character/Holiness, God's Love, Legacy, Pride, Setting Boundaries and Priorities, Wisdom | 11 comments

Frequently, it seems the Lord places me in the middle of His classroom and teaches me a few life lessons. There is no syllabus for the class. Rather He teaches by showing me heart defects that are hindering my relationship with him. That makes for some painful...

Vital Signs – Sardis: The Zombie Church – Part 2

by Leah | Oct 12, 2013 | Faith, Pride, Quotes, Serving the Bride of Christ, Setting Boundaries and Priorities, Vital Signs | 0 comments

Sardis, the church that appeared to be alive, but was dead. What a sad statement. Let’s continue our visit with this church. I believe we will find a small glimmer of hope within it’s walls. Refresh your memory of Jesus’s words to the...

CATALYST recap – Andy Stanley and KNOWN

by Leah | Oct 9, 2013 | God's Protection, I'm Over There Today, Pride, Serving the Bride of Christ, Setting Boundaries and Priorities, Travels, Wisdom | 6 comments

A quick reminder that tomorrow, October 10th, I will be Lisa Shaw’s guest on The Whole Woman Radio Show. We will be talking about Faith, Character, and Holiness. The show airs online at 11am. I’d love to have you join us. Here is the link to listen:...