Tag archive: sacrifice
Purpose and Destiny
Each time I do something extraordinary, as part of my faith, I feel a real sense of purpose and destiny Mark 8:27-38 Reference: For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. (Mark 8:35 TNIV) Explore: There have been periods…
Easter Lives On
It’s been a little while since Easter now. All the signs are out of the shops and they have moved on to the next advertising opportunity. Bakers have reduced their production of hot cross buns and the eggs have been removed from the shelves. But there are still plenty of chocolate Easter eggs around my…
The Burden of Caring
The other day it was pouring rain outside. The whole family had just arrived home from visiting the shops. We had a four-year-old, a one-year-old and 16 different bags to bring in from the car. My husband and I paused as we watched the rain coming down and spoke out our game plan. I’d grab…
Giving Up For God
Friends are giving up things like coffee, chocolate, wheat and social media. Exodus 13:1-22 Reference: “This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that this law of the Lord is to be on your lips. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his…
A Sibling’s Sacrifice
Linda is currently on maternity leave. Here is one of her most popular posts from the gospel of John. I explained to him that it was a matter of life or death. John 12:20-36 Reference: ““Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for…