The latest CFYC Espresso! podcast is up… CFYC Espresso! is an audio caffeine shot for your spirit! Get your thoughts brewing, and your heart pumping for God as Kristy Huntsman interviews our Missionary of the Month Olivia Nelson. Load the podcast on your MP3 player for a boost on the go. Stream it from your computer for an at-home lift. Listen at work for a much-needed pick-me-up. Subscribe on iTunes (search for [ Read More ]
Hey ladies! As you might already know, we’re learning about selflessness through a study of Philippians (see previous posts here: part one, part two). So far Paul has given two examples of selflessness for the church at Philippi (and us!) to follow: first, himself, and second, Jesus Christ. That’s not all, though… we’re not even at the halfway point yet! I have quite a bit to cover in this article, [ Read More ]
She is the person at church that you are afraid to ask “how are you today?” because you know it will not be a fun topic. The mood changes from all smiles to “Oh no! Here she is” when she walks in a room. She does not smile very much. She can always find a fault in someone. The weather is always too hot or too cold for her. The [ Read More ]
Throughout the Old Testament we have the pleasure of encountering many amazing men often described as “mighty men of valor.” Among those who share that title are Gideon (Judges 6:12), Jephthah (Judges 11:1), David (1Samuel 16:18) and Jeroboam (1 Kings 11:28). Interestingly, this Hebrew word is used to describe only two women throughout scripture. This term is often translated “woman of excellence” and is used in Ruth 3:12 and Proverbs [ Read More ]
Ten-thirty rolled around, and I was still staring at my computer screen. My husband, drained from another long hot day working outside, dragged himself off the couch and said, “I’m going to bed, babe.” Giving him a quick kiss, I turned back to my computer screen and said good night. The house was quiet, the kids were sleeping, and I thought I should work on. Maybe I was picturing the [ Read More ]
The latest CFYC Espresso! podcast is up… CFYC Espresso! is an audio caffeine shot for your spirit! Get your thoughts brewing, and your heart pumping for God with your hosts Erynn Sprouse and Kristy Huntsman This week on the podcast… “Somebody Help Me Please?!” Others above self, but where is the self?– Philippians 2:3 instructs us to regard others as more important, but where do we draw the line? Immodest teens– [ Read More ]
If you started this series with me last week, you know that we’re covering the book of Philippians. As we’ve already discovered, the theme of the book is “others before self”, and the Apostle Paul is getting this message across using an example/appeal format. Once again, I want to heavily encourage you to study this book for yourself as we go through this broad overview… I can’t cover everything! Now [ Read More ]
Who hasn’t been affected by the green-eyed monster? Jealousy is one of those sins that starts as a tiny little blot, but if not removed will fester and grow like a cancer on our hearts. ”For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.” (James 3:16). For some reason it seems to affect women more than men. One place Christian women (or at [ Read More ]
Sitting in a doctors office waiting for the news, knowing that it won’t be just what I want to hear. What mother deserves to hear it? What child deserves to die? Knowing my thoughts were selfish, knowing my babies would go sit next to God, I couldn’t help but feel a little angry, a little selfish! As the doctor entered through the door, his face so gloomy and I could [ Read More ]
We each need to make the choice: to make the best or the worst of what we see in others. What do we truly want to see? Do we have blinders on and can only see one way? “There is so much good in the worst of us, And so much bad in the best of us, that it hardly becomes any of us, to talk about the rest of [ Read More ]
