wholly surrender | He must increase, but I must decrease. -John 3:30

Well it was a week ago today that our little Princess entered the world. On Saturday April 24th at 12:12 pm Eliana Hope Mathis made her grand entrance. She weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz., was 21.5 in. long, and had a head full of beautiful hair. Here were some of her first photos: For more [...]

I was having my devotion this morning and this was the scripture it started with: 2 Kings 2:11-12 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried [...]

I was reading in my devotional this morning and came across this section: The faith of many people begins to falter when apprehensions enter their thinking, and they forget the meaning of God’s assurance— they forget to take a deep spiritual breath. The only way to remove the fear from our lives is to listen [...]

Matthew 20:22-23 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong [...]

That seems to be a phrase we you sometimes use flippantly in the Church. It is a canned response to any praise report, moving song, joyful scripture, or emotional prayer. It rolls right off the tongue of seasoned Christians as do the words I Love You off the tongue of seasoned spouses. It is a [...]