Posted by: s2sheathertabers on: October 19, 2011
I have a friend. A very good friend. OK, she’s my BFF. And we’ve been friends for 12 years. We’ve been through EVERYTHING together. In the past 12 years, together, we’ve welcomed 7 more children into our lives, moved 18 times in 3 states, divorced, remarried, left the ministry, returned to the ministry, became a pastor’s [...]
Posted by: sister2sisterfbcw on: March 24, 2010
Hebrews 12:14 says “Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy…” As I watch our country react to the passage of the Healthcare Act, I am concerned that there is very little effort being spent towards living in peace. Throughout our country’s history we have lived through the passage [...]
Posted by: sister2sisterfbcw on: March 2, 2010
Many of us begin our day studying God’s word and praying. Many of us spend time throughout the day praying for God’s guidance and protection. Many others frequently take God’s name in vain throughout each day. Do we know who we’re talking to? Read these scriptures: Daniel 7:9-10; Ezekiel 1:25-28; Isaiah 6:1-5; Revelation 4. Read [...]
Posted by: sister2sisterfbcw on: February 26, 2010
The Webster’s Dictionary defines tolerate as ” to endure or resist the action of (as a drug) without grave or lasting injury. To suffer to be or to be done without prohibition, or hindrance, or contradiction.” Microsoft word gives the following synonyms: stand, bear, abide, put up with, endure, and stomach. So given those parameters, [...]
Posted by: sister2sisterfbcw on: February 23, 2010
Do you ever feel that your family is out of control? Do you have more family obligations than you can manage? The Bible is very clear about how to manage family relations. First, in Matthew 19:5-6, Jesus explained that our marriage relationship is first. When you marry, your spouse, not your parents, is your primary [...]
Posted by: sister2sisterfbcw on: February 17, 2010
Mark 13:24-33 When I was young, every year or two my mom would get a phone call that would strike terror to her very core. My dad’s uncle would call and say that they were in the area and would be stopping by for a visit. (My dad’s uncle was married to my dad’s ex-wife’s [...]
Posted by: sister2sisterfbcw on: February 11, 2010
Mark 12:30-31 says “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength…Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.” What would happen if we lived our lives according to these two verses? How different would your [...]
Posted by: sister2sisterfbcw on: February 3, 2010
Mark 10:35-45 We all have, hard-wired into us, a need for success and achievement. We may not all want to be the president or Bill Gates, but we all have some desire to reach a pinnacle of success. James and John did too. They wanted to sit on either side of Jesus’ throne. Had Jesus [...]
Posted by: sister2sisterfbcw on: January 27, 2010
When you were a child, what did you want most? I longed for a Chatty Cathy when I was four. I was so excited when Santa brought it to me! When I was nine I thought I couldn’t live without an Easy Bake Oven. It was my prized possession…for about three months. As a teenager [...]
Posted by: sister2sisterfbcw on: January 18, 2010
As moms, most of us find ourselves rushing thru our days with the intensity of a marathon runner. We get up before daylight, get our kids ready for school and ourselves ready for the day. We go to work, we clean house, we go to the grocery store, the dry cleaners, the gas station. We [...]
