Grace Additives Blog
Advent Devotional: Day 1
“For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 ESV The news comes and the anxiety starts. My mind starts racing and the planner in me starts to panic. I learned early in life if I over…
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- Encouraging Others
- Identity In Christ
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- Prayer
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- Shame & Shame-based identity
Letters of Encouragement
1 Thessalonians 5:11 “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” Encourage/Encouragement in Greek “Oikodome” the act of building, building up, edifying; the act of one who promotes another’s growth in Christian wisdom, piety, holiness. (Strong Concordance) If you google “encourage or encouragement in the Bible”, your results could…
Fears…
“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God, I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 What do you do when you are in the midst of fear? How do you not allow that fear to…
Reflection
When you look in the mirror what do you see? What happens when you walk away from that reflection? Do you study the reflection to remember every detail of your face? While studying James, one verse had me thinking and discussing a few things. James 1:23 “For if you listen to the word and don’t…
What sermons are you preaching?
Francis of Assisi’s young apprentice was disappointed when he felt his mentor had not preached a sermon while they visited the locals in the village. Francis answered his disappointment with this: “People have watched us, listened to us. Every word we have spoken, every deed we have done has been a sermon. We have preached…
How does Hate Start? Where does Hate come from?
Hate is such a strong word. Let’s try discrimination on for size. Does it fit nicely or is there room to grow? We all watch the news and see story after story about one race discriminating against another, some to the point of death. We scratch our heads and wonder how we got here. Allow…
The Weary World Rejoices
What makes you weary? Bone tired? Drained? The holidays can bring out the best and the worst in us. We get busy with buying gifts and decorating that we become physically exhausted. Our focus is on the holiday parties and the food that our minds become overwhelmed and drained. “O Holy Night” reminds us of…
Daily Grieving
How do you grieve? What do you grieve? Where do you grieve? Do you find yourself lost in grief without a sense of an end? Do you grieve the longings you feel for community, to have a place to belong? Grief is overwhelming at times. I have been there and am currently walking through a…
