Walking with God, Digesting Scripture and Pointing Others to Grow Deeper in their Faith
I was raised in Northern Virginia but went to college in North Carolina. I had a heavy foot when driving home from school and this resulted in speeding tickets! I got so many that the state of North Carolina sent me a letter informing me my NC driver’s license had been revoked! However, I didn’t... Continue Reading →
Love is something we all seek to know and experience. I’ve been asked what love is by some who have spent their lives suffering at the hand of others. When your childhood was full of neglect, pain and abuse it’s normal to ask this question. Firstly, love is a commitment. It’s a decision. Yes, it’s... Continue Reading →
Safety, this might be the number one need a woman has: safety and security. God extends to us a safety and security that cannot be found anywhere else. I cannot find this kind of safety in my husband or in buying the car that has the most safety features. I cannot find this in a... Continue Reading →
He is RISEN! Resurrection was first revealed to the women who loved Jesus. They were still loving him as they went to the tomb and discovered he wasn’t there. He is alive! This changes everything! In this verse Jesus is speaking to Mary and Martha before he raised Lazarus from the dead. The word believe... Continue Reading →
Early Christians were accused of being cannibalistic, eating Jesus’ body when they participated in communion or the Eucharist. Jesus calls us to walk this road of suffering with Him just like the early believers did. Jesus’ body broke and he died. The earth shook. We remember there’s no resurrection without suffering. He suffered because of... Continue Reading →
Jesus was God in the flesh. God chose to come to earth in the form of a human so we can know who He is. He was obedient unto death and many have followed in those footsteps for centuries, being slaughtered for their faith. The proper word for this is martyr. Stephen was the first... Continue Reading →
Yes, Jesus is the bread of life. What’s this mean? How can someone never hunger and thirst again? These are basic needs for every human. God is concerned for our physical needs but this verse goes much deeper than that. As a teen I reached out to God and experienced transformation immediately. I stopped craving... Continue Reading →
Mercy is something we all desperately need. Without God’s mercy we would all be in the same boat headed nowhere and then to doom. Humbling ourselves and reaching out to God, praying for mercy, asking for forgiveness for our wrongs is what sets one person apart from another. The one who has experienced cleansing is... Continue Reading →
Advent means, waiting. I am waiting. Are you waiting? I overheard some of our children talking about gifts for Christmas. They were talking excitedly and with great anticipation about Christmas day. They are waiting, they are excited. Anticipation is in their thoughts and conversations. They're ready! Bring it on! This is also how we should... Continue Reading →
Christmas is filled with carols and songs of bells. I think of hymns we sing in church like, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," "Ding Dong Merrily on High" and "Carol of the Bells." We even have fun secular Christmas songs that have bells in them like "Jingle bells," "Jingle bell rock," and "Silver... Continue Reading →
Jeni Martin Johnson 