“Sweet friendships refresh the soul and awaken our hearts with joy, for good friends are like the anointing oil that yields the fragrant incense of God’s presence”—Proverbs 27:9 (TPT). “What are we celebrating today, ladies?” When our waitress asked this question, I immediately said, “Our friendship.” “That’s a good thing to celebrate,” she replied. For …
“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation’”—Mark 16:15(ESV). A recent conversation with a friend started me thinking about how we can be a beacon of light for Jesus. I asked myself the following questions as I pondered our conversation: 1. …
“Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others”—Philippians 2:3-4 (ESV). The daily newspaper is still a staple in my life. While some have switched to digital, I love the feel …
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men”— Philippians 2:3-7 (ESV).
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