God’s Will – Soul Refreshers

“Our God Is an Awesome God,” but do our lives show it?

August 13, 2022 Soul Refreshers Intentional Chrisitanity, Jesus, Witness

What should our witness about Jesus look like? Maybe we should take a hint from the angel’s visit to the shepherds.

Phew! Something Stinks!

May 14, 2022 Soul Refreshers Intentional Chrisitanity, Obeying God

“Take off the graveclothes.” John 11:44, NIV Have you ever smelled something so raunchy it makes you gag? A skunk who’d let loose? Filthy gym clothes that had been stuffed in a locker for an entire semester? A dead animal? Your spouse? Well, hopefully not your spouse. Have you ever had to send your spouse out of the house because they simply reeked? I have. More than once. (Sorry, Larry,[…]

Time to Head Back to the Gym–God’s Gym

April 17, 2022 Soul Refreshers Growing in Christ, Intentional Chrisitanity

Physical fitness is important. But more important is our spiritual fitness. So, how about it? Are you ready to Put in the work to get spiritually fit?

How Then Shall We Live?

March 13, 2022 Soul Refreshers Growing in Christ, Intentional Chrisitanity

What does it mean to live lives rooted and built up in Jesus? Let’s see what Paul has to say about it.

Getting Your Eyes Back on God’s Target

February 3, 2022 Soul Refreshers God's Will, Growing in Christ, Obeying God

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV “Lean not on your own understanding”—that’s a tough one. It’s easy to think we have it all together, that we know what we’re doing. But we don’t see the BIG picture that God sees, and that means we[…]

Keeping Our Eyes on the God Who Carries Us

November 21, 2021 Soul Refreshers Intentional Chrisitanity, Thanksgiving

Remember to take time to be still and know that God is God. What I learned from my baby boy about focusing on God.

Let Go of That Ego. It’s Causing More Problems Than You Think.

November 14, 2021 Soul Refreshers Intentional Chrisitanity, Obeying God

Think you’ve got ego under control? Take a look at some ways it may be peeking out its ugly head.

Three Questions Every Christian Should Ask Themselves

November 7, 2021 Soul Refreshers God's Will, Intentional Chrisitanity

“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God.” Romans 1:1, NIV “It is impossible to read or to meditate on this letter too much or too well.” So said Martin Luther about the book of Romans. My own recent plunge into Romans brought that home for me. Just wading into the first verse led me into deeper waters of[…]

Dressing for Success: Putting Off and Putting On

November 4, 2021 Soul Refreshers Intentional Chrisitanity, Witness

What does it mean for Christians to dress for success? Too often we focus on what we;re to put off. But what about putting on?

What do we do after we pray? Stepping it up, stepping in, stepping forward.

September 26, 2021 Soul Refreshers Intentional Chrisitanity, Prayer

“But we prayed to our God and posted a guard . . . “ Nehemiah 4:9 “I’m praying for you.” We hear it from Christian friends. We see it on Facebook when a fellow believer shares about a health problem or about some difficulty they’re going through. “I’m praying for you,” we respond. I’m not dismissing the value of those words. I’m just wondering how many times the words are[…]