Posts from May 2025

Lessons from Flowers in the Bible

Springtime is a beautiful season when the weather is nice, and the flowers are blooming. We behold God’s splendor in creation and marvel at His goodness. Christians should keep in mind that everything God has created, He made with a purpose. God creates in order to point us to His existence, His glory, and His genius (Psalm 19:1–4; Acts 14:17). However, God also uses the various aspects of creation to teach us important lessons of eternal value. This spring, as…

The Body of Christ

In Matthew 25:31-46, Jesus tells the sheep to come inherit the Kingdom for you fed me, gave me drink, visited me, and welcomed me. When they wonder when they did those things, he indicates, when you did it to the least of these, you did it to me. This week, let’s be the true body of Christ. Be the eyes of Jesus and instruct others. Psalms 32:8: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;…

25 Ways to Keep Christ in the Center of My Life

1) I will absorb myself in the practice of prayer 2) I will actively practice kindness 3) I will find someone each day with whom to share Him 4) I will watch what I allow to grow in my heart 5) I will consider carefully how what I do effects my influence 6) I will actively encourage the people I daily encounter 7) I will assume and look for the best in others 8) I will nurture a hatred of…

Secretaries in Scripture

Do the names Baruch or Tertius sound familiar? You likely recognize Jeremiah, Paul, and Peter for their preaching and writing, but these men did not work alone. Kingdom work has never been done in isolation—God uses many people with various gifts for His purposes. Jeremiah, for instance, had Baruch—a trusted friend and scribe who helped him deliver God’s message to Judah (Jer. 36:4, 8). Paul, too, had help. The technical term for this is amanuensis, which refers to someone who…