by Skyla Soles | Oct 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
The reason we despair is because we lose our sense of hope. We lose our sense of hope by not maintaining a proper focus. But God is still here, ready to hand hope to us again as soon as we turn around to look for it. You cannot cling to despair and be raised by hope....
by Skyla Soles | Oct 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
We Christians like to say we should look to Jesus for everything, or rely on Him for everything. Basically, we should focus on Jesus. But sometimes we don’t really think about what that means. What does it mean to look to, rely on, and focus on Jesus, and how do...
by Skyla Soles | Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’m doing a chronological, side-by-side reading through my Bible this year, so I’ve been able to read the Gospels telling the same parts of Jesus’s life in different ways. I’ve found the perspectives interesting and sometimes funny. While some...
by Skyla Soles | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’ve heard a few abbreviations over the years that can actually be helpful to remember, even if sometimes they feel a little silly. A lot of the time we really do need to ask ourselves, WWJD? (What Would Jesus Do?). But sometimes, JPWNHGHITSITFP (Jesus Probably...
by Skyla Soles | Sep 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
The parable of the Prodigal Son or the Lost Son is something I’ve written about before (The Prodigal Son and His Brother), but last night during the sermon I heard something that I haven’t thought of before: It isn’t the parable of the Lost Son,...
by Skyla Soles | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Many times in the Bible we are told to praise, honor, and/or glorify God. But what does that really mean? God doesn’t require His ego to be stroked or inflated. We don’t have something that He lacks. God doesn’t need anything at all from us; He is...
