Time to Head Back to the Gym–God’s Gym
Physical fitness is important. But more important is our spiritual fitness. So, how about it? Are you ready to Put in the work to get spiritually fit?
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Author: Soul Refreshers
How Then Shall We Live?
What does it mean to live lives rooted and built up in Jesus? Let’s see what Paul has to say about it.
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“We Gather Together” . . . Or Do We?
Why does God tell us to meet together with other believers? How can it help others? How can it help us? What can happen if we don’t meet together?
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Getting Your Eyes Back on God’s Target
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV “Lean not on your own understanding”—that’s a tough one. It’s easy to think we have it all together, that we know what we’re doing. But we don’t see the BIG picture that God sees, and that means we[…]
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Keeping Our Eyes on the God Who Carries Us
Remember to take time to be still and know that God is God. What I learned from my baby boy about focusing on God.
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Let Go of That Ego. It’s Causing More Problems Than You Think.
Think you’ve got ego under control? Take a look at some ways it may be peeking out its ugly head.
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Three Questions Every Christian Should Ask Themselves
“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God.” Romans 1:1, NIV “It is impossible to read or to meditate on this letter too much or too well.” So said Martin Luther about the book of Romans. My own recent plunge into Romans brought that home for me. Just wading into the first verse led me into deeper waters of[…]
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Dressing for Success: Putting Off and Putting On
What does it mean for Christians to dress for success? Too often we focus on what we;re to put off. But what about putting on?
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Seeing the Invisible: God’s Eternal Power and Divine Nature
“For since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made . . .” Romans 1:20 Ever wonder what that means? If they’re invisible qualities, how can they be seen, much less clearly seen? I once challenged the students in my Bible class to think about that. Their homework? Spend at least 15 minutes in nature,[…]
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The Battle Belongs to the Lord
Do we need to take a closer look at our own lives to recognize that God is working? To see how God is working?Instead of getting frustrated or angry when things don’t go as we’d planned, maybe we need to look at events—and people—through God’s eyes, not our own?
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