Since God is the Creator who holds all things together, He knows how to best fix and order our lives. The goal of Together in the Faith is to understand what it means to live out our Christian lives in the sufficiency of Christ. The knowledge that “Jesus holds...
Read moreThe goal of Together in the Faith is to identify, understand, embrace, and live out the depth of fellowship that Paul and the Philippians shared in the gospel. Christ, Paul, and the Philippians, together in the faith, accomplished great things by “standing fast in one spirit, with one mind,...
Read more“From time to time talk becomes effective, conquering like war, widening the boundaries of knowledge like an exploration.” Robert Louis Stevenson The definition of a conversation is a sharing of thoughts and ideas. One online dictionary uses the example of two friends talking while having coffee together. I love...
Read morePrecious to God Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel — rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of...
Read moreA man’s pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor. Proverbs 29:23 Humility Now that we have a better understanding of what submission is (Part 1 – Understanding Submission), we want to now take a closer look and see how submission is to practically...
Read moreSUBMISSION!!! The word “submission” has the power to curl a woman’s toes! Why is the word “submission” so threatening for women? Let’s go back to Genesis for a moment, chapter 3, verse 16, to be exact: Then he said to the woman, “I will sharpen the pain of your...
Read moreBelievers in Christ have been called to counsel one another. Paul makes this clear in Romans 15:14! Personally I am satisfied about you, my brethren, that you yourselves are rich in goodness, amply filled with all spiritual knowledge and competent to admonish and counsel and instruct one another also....
Read moreAs a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a lovely woman who lacks discretion. Proverbs 11:22 Is Discretion a Lost Virtue? If you were to ask a young woman today, what it means to be discreet, you would quickly discover she may have never heard the...
Read moreA House is Not a Home Back in the sixties, Burt Bacharach wrote a song called, “A House is Not a Home”. The lyrics describe a house without people in it, a house empty of relationship. Today many houses are not homes that enjoy the presence of wise women...
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