"Religion tells you what to do. Jesus tells you who you are. When you know who you are, you know what to do."Alan Caplin I came across this quote this past week when I was in the middle of studying Colossians 3:5-17. I couldn't help thinking what a perfect summary it was of what is …
The High Cost of Renewal
Create in me a clean heart, O God,And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 At what point is a person past all hope of redemption? That question has been the center of a controversy I’ve been observing within my fiction-writing community these past few weeks. I’m sure it comes as no surprise that …
The Struggle with Forgiveness
By Marlys Burgett Ever struggle with forgiveness? Someone bullied your child, a friend was wronged and called you in tears for help, your spouse got fired without just cause-- a million situations can cause us to get angry and hold a grudge against another. This world is unjust, and we long for things to be …
Forgiven and Forgiving
Last week, Kathy walked us through the passages about forgiveness as a way of life for the believer. We saw that forgiving others is required of those who have been forgiven and want to live in relationship with Jesus. Jesus made a big deal about our responsibility to forgive. And like so many other things …
Choosing to Forgive
We are half way through our class on prayer and have had five prize winners from among the people brave enough to join our discussion each week. The winners so far have been Becki, Connie, Marlene, Ginny and Kira. Remember, every time you post a comment, you earn an entry into our final grand prize …
A Story of Many Layers
In just five short days we start our new semester of classes. I don't know about you, but I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone again, hearing about everyone's break and starting afresh in studying God's Word together. If you have not registered for a class yet, you might want to take a few minutes …
Emotions: Friend or Foe?
If you’ve been doing your homework this week, you’ve probably had to face some buried emotions as you worked through some hard times in your past or present. I love what Shereen had to share with us this week about emotions. For those of you who missed it, here’s what she had to say: We …
But GOD . . .
It’s a delight to hear from one of our Titus Women teachers, Laurie Hovendick. These are the thoughts she shared with us this week: Heb. 13:5b: For He, God, Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you, nor give you up, nor leave you without support. I will not, I will not, …
Equip Her 