by Laura Naiser | Nov 30, 2015 | God's Character and Kingdom, Holidays
It is fitting the Advent season begins with the theme of hope. As we prepare our hearts for the arrival of Christ, hope is central to that preparation. Biblical hope is not like worldly wishful thinking. Rather it is the confident expectation that God will fulfill his...
by Laura Naiser | Nov 23, 2015 | God's Character and Kingdom, Guest Posts, Holidays, Resources, Resources for Bible Study
[guestpost]This is a guest post by Dr. Pamela Harrison. She and her husband, Keith, are the co-founders of High Seas Ministries, a ministry dedicated to serving guests and crew members of the cruise ship industry. She teaches the complete Bible as presented in The...
by Laura Naiser | Jun 22, 2015 | God's Character and Kingdom, Inspiration, Resources, Resources for Abundant Living
We just returned from Hawaii. And as I mentioned in a recent post, much of the trip tested my ability to push past my fears. But when I wasn’t trembling in terror, I found myself delighting in God and the beauty and diversity of his creation. Matt snapped the...
by Laura Naiser | May 11, 2015 | Depression/Anxiety/Fear, God's Character and Kingdom, Relating With God and Other People
Back around Palm Sunday, I sent my subscribers a link to a Holy Week post I wrote in 2014. That post caught a friend off guard because it revealed a shift in my thinking since she and I had been in Bible study together a decade ago. So, she called me up to discuss how...
by Laura Naiser | May 6, 2015 | God's Character and Kingdom, Inspiration, Relating With God and Other People, Resources for Abundant Living, Scripture Memory Team
I sure wish it was as easy as hearing the words to make them effective in our lives. If it were I’d be rocking a beach-ready body right now given all the diet and exercise books I’ve read over the years. Unfortunately, I actually have to put into practice...
by Laura Naiser | Apr 1, 2015 | God's Character and Kingdom, Holy Week, Impacting Our World, Relating With God and Other People, Uncategorized
Here in Texas, you do NOT want someone to say you are “all hat and no cattle.” In the same way, those of us who profess to follow Christ never want him to declare we are all leaves and no figs! Earlier this week, as I read the Gospel accounts of Holy Week, the...
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