Archive | September 1st, 2011

Never, ever worth it

“He is able to help those who are being tempted”  Hebrews 2:18 (NIV) Why would God offer help to those who are being tempted? First, He realizes that temptations can overpower us. Second, He knows that falling into bad choices can really damage our conscience, our relationships, our inner peace, our emotional well-being, and our […]

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Freshly Plucked

“When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth” Genesis 8:11 (NIV) I like the wording “freshly plucked”. The olive leaf wasn’t floating around in the flood waters. It was “freshly plucked”. The waters […]

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