News (Page 34)

News (Page 34)

How do you grow?

I was watering the new grass that I planted recently and was marveling at how hard it seems to keep that young shoot of tender green alive. On one hand it’s easy, they just need soil, sun and water. But, on the other hand too much or too little of any of those will kill them in short order. For example, I can water it too much and drown them or I can water them too little and they get…

Weak and Strong

Last Sunday I spoke about hypocrisy and how easy it is to perform for the opinion of others. I believe that everyone struggles from time to time with hypocrisy but I also think that we can struggle with just feeling like a weak failure of a Christian. This can accompany hypocrisy in that we try to cover our weakness with bravado and extra serving. Or it can attack us on its own, beating us down into inaction by telling us…

Be Transformed!

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. — Romans 12:2 (CSB) We all want to be (or at least should want to be) better versions of ourselves. God has created us in his likeness and to do good works (Genesis and Ephesians). But, we get stuck, a lot. Changing is hard.It’s a good thing that God helps…

An Easter Thought

Judas vs Mary My family and I have developed an Easter tradition where we open a little box each day of Holy Week with an item in it that represents part of the story and we read the corresponding scripture. Yesterday the box held a miniature glass flask and we read a section of Mark. Here’s part of it:Mark 14:8-10She has done what she could; she has anointed my body in advance for burial.  Truly I tell you, wherever the…

We Are Free Indeed!

Galatians 5:1 For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery. We have an incredible gift from God. Freedom. True Freedom! In America we think that we’re free but we our enslaved to our sinful desires, the evil world around us and our own man-made ways of coping with our guilt and shame. Jesus came that we would be set free from all that. That we would be free to live out…

Spring Conference

Join us for an all-church retreat on May 3-4, 2019! We’ll be together at Prairie River Camp (located just 90 minutes from Rochester) from 6:30pm on Friday until 5pm on Saturday. Our conference will include two meals (breakfast and lunch on Saturday), three teachings, and plenty of time for fun and fellowship. The cost is just $35 for adults and $26 for kids ages 4 and up! Visit our Eventbrite page to register, or email info@discoverlivinghope.com if you have questions.