Insights on Scripture from a Member of New Hope MBC
News reports abound. But are they accurate? In this digital era, fake news has become a real thing. We need to be able suss out the truth so we won’t believe a lie. But sometimes, lies are easier to believe than the truth. I encountered this multiple times as I read through Jennie Allen’s fabulous …
We want easy, don’t we? Or at least for some things to be easy. But the last time I had this thought, God gave me a bit of a spiritual wake up call, too.
Confidence is one of those attributes you can search for Ted Talks about because it’s highly touted. The key to having it can be found in Philippians.
Singing makes me happy. Even if I’m sad and I choose a melancholy song, I’ll feel better after singing it.
Many people don’t attend church. They’ve decided they can worship God anywhere and that “traditional” worship services stifle their relationship with God. But church is essential for a Jesus-believer.
Do you have a favorite Psalm? I love Psalm 103. Check out my reasons and share YOUR favorite Psalm.
Until recently, I thought doubt signaled weak faith. Am I alone in doubting God’s presence? I don’t doubt His Word is true, but sometimes I think he might decide delivering me isn’t worth it. Then came the Sunday our pastor preached “John Doubts.” You can listen to the sermon here or here. Blessed is he, …
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together Psalm 34:3 KJV As a child, I was stumped by verses like this that talked about magnifying God. How does a human magnify someone with God’s largess? Then I got older. And I needed reading glasses. Did you know they are nothing …
What we say matters. Believe it or not, what we think matters nearly as much. In Psalm 19, the Lord makes it clear why this is true. The saying goes, “You are what you think you are.” There’s even a Proverb that confirms this isn’t a manmade adage. For as he thinketh in his heart, …
“There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother” Proverbs 18:24b KJV Tons of song lyrics come to mind from the title of this blog: “No one ever cared for me like Jesus, there’s no other friend as kind as He.”“O what a wonderful friend is Jesus, I am so glad he came. Never …
