Treva Barnard
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” -- Mark 12:31Please Pray:Heavenly Father, thank you for reminding me of the importance of loving myself as You love me. Help me to see self-care not as selfish but as a way to honor You. Teach me to care for my body, mind, and spirit...
Treva Barnard
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” -- Mark 12:31When Jesus commands us to love our neighbor as ourselves, He implies that self-love and self-care are not selfish but foundational to fulfilling His command. To truly love others well, we must first nurture our well-being—spiritually, emotionally, and physically.Self-care is an act of...
My Boys Are Good Boys The mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, respectfully approached Jesus. She had what she thought was a small request. “In your kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on the right and the other on the left” (Matt. 20:21 NLT). Many have noted that only a Jewish mother could make such a request. She wasn’t asking much; only one could be the assistant savior, and the other could be the associate Lord. Jesus must have thought that he had heard it all now.
After Joseph (of technicolour dream coat fame) had been in an Egyptian prison for some time, we read that he had an unusual conversation with two of Pharaoh’s officials.
The Parable of the Watchful Servants is found in Luke 12:35-14. This parable is told after the Parable of the Rich Fool. Below is the parable in its entirety, then I will get into my interpretation…
I watched two little girls playing on a climbing frame. One of them was like a little monkey, moving along easily and quickly. The other on...
If you want to know how to use money wisely, this post is just right for you. Money plays a very important role in our lives and in our daily living. The Bible confirms the relevance of money to us with many scriptural revelations in the Bible. No matter how holy you are, money is […]
Samuel Deuth
One of the most descriptive examples in the Bible of what God expects from us is a parable Jesus shares called the Parable of Talents or the Parable of the Bags of Gold. It shows the expectation of God on what we’ve been given. Have you considered the concept that your generous heavenly Father has s
Fostering environmental awareness among children has never been more critical. Let's talk about teaching kids about exotic species.
We do well to master stewardship because of its many significant implications both in this life and once we step into eternity.
By Elizabeth Prata I wrote recently about a trad wife who presents a display of homemaking to the world that most women cannot achieve because they are not as wealthy as it turned out the trad wife…
Christian entrepreneurship has become the norm over the years. Lots of Christians and now running successful businesses all over the world. If you are a young Christian entrepreneur, you will find this business and marketing idea very useful to you and your business. Christian entrepreneurship: How I started out I must confess I had […]
“A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways” (James 1:8). Just for a silly hypothetical situation, suppose a train decided it didn’t want to run on the track anymore. It felt like it was too restricted. It wanted to go where it wanted to go. It wanted freedom. So …. it left the track. Train wreck!…
We know the journey is always better when shared together in community and I’m excited to announce that Glory Waves is now actively posting short videos of dreams and interpretations on social media. YAY. This is a fun way for us all to easily connect and we’d love for you to share some of your own dream revelations there too!
As I write this, I’m working on a manuscript chapter on being devoted to the fellowship, one of four basic devotions we read about in Acts 2:42. In that context, the disciples were devoted to one another, and part of that devotion involved something called fellowship. Fellowship, κοινωνία (koinonia), goes well beyond “hanging out” together…
There are high costs of leadership that every leader should be willing to pay. They are worthy of every leader’s attention.
Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:20 Jesus made the preceding statement d
Eliezer Gonzalez
Who was Tertius, Paul’s scribe in Corinth?
Following God’s Word & Finding Christ’s Joy.
Following God’s Word & Finding Christ’s Joy.