truth – Page 5 – Growing Graceful

by Linda

Living in a Bubble of Grace

When our family moved to this Brainerd Lakes area to serve at Camp JIM 14 years ago, I joined a local MOPS group. MOPS stands for Mothers Of Preschoolers. It was a life line for me. Being part of a small group of moms in the same stage of life, sharing their ups and downs, […]

by Linda

Growing in the Fruit of Gentleness

When our first son was born, after having 5 girls, it didn’t take long to begin noticing the ways boys and girls are inherently different. I was amazed by how much bigger his hands were, even as a little baby, and there was a huge difference in strength. As you can see, big and heavy […]

by Linda

More Power in Prayer, Prerequisite #2 for Effective Prayer

When I was in charge of coordinating the Women’s Events at Camp JIM, I once booked a speaker to share at a retreat on the subject of Forgiving. The speaker had several talks she had prepared for events and she told me, in all the years she had been traveling, I was the first to […]

by Linda

The Fruit of Love

~This devotional was used by our women’s group in conjunction with a study from Elizabeth George’s book, A Woman’s Walk With God, Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit. In Elizabeth George’s chapter on Love, she taught: To live out the Fruit of the Spirit requires a decision; love is an act of the will. […]

by Linda

When God Brings You Out

I was reading over at Beauty Beyond Bones, and was touched by her very vulnerable post, sharing how the enemy of our souls can use memories of dark times in our lives to discourage and disparage. I’ve been going through some personal evaluation myself, and her story just struck a chord. Haven’t we all been […]