Sep
28
Face Time with God
By Carrie | Comments Off
I was reading 1 Corinthians last night and was struck by the following verses:
“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.” 1 Cor 15:3-5
Remember Peter? As one of Jesus’ disciples, he had listened to Jesus’ teachings and saw him perform many miracles. Peter had walked on water, witnessed the Transfiguration, and claimed he would follow Jesus to death. Yet when Jesus was captured and put on trial, Peter vehemently denied his relationship with him three times just as the Lord had predicted.
Sep
2
The Unbridled Tongue
By Carrie | Comments Off
I remember being at a bible study once where we were studying the Book of James. I had been a believer for less than a year and still quite early in the sanctification process. While I don’t remember exactly what happen, I do remember that before the study started I was mouthing off about something in front of the group. But God has a knack for teaching tough lessons as he did with me when we opened our study to the third chapter of James:


