by Lea Strickland | Nov 11, 2012 | Faith Blog
What are you thankful for? Do you spend time thanking God and others for the great things in your life? How about the little things? Too often we are focused on the past or the future to the exclusion of what we have in the here and now. Each day is made up of things...
by Lea Strickland | Nov 11, 2012 | Faith Blog
Many people believe that the book of Revelation is historical fact. I do not share that belief. I believe that it is God’s warning to us about what is to come; a warning to change our ways or one day, when we least expect it, judgment will come. I am not an expert in...
by Lea Strickland | Nov 11, 2012 | Faith Blog
Romans 8:28 (KJV 1900) 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. As I write this, it is morning after the 2012 U.S. national elections. I am disappointed in what has happened, or...
by Lea Strickland | Nov 7, 2012 | Faith Blog
Have you ever lost a big deal? How about a major election? The 2012 election in the United States is a good opportunity to look at winning at any cost versus being willing to pay the price to hold onto your principles. The day after the 2012 election, as the pundits,...
by Lea Strickland | Nov 7, 2012 | Faith Blog
I have often been told I have a strong will. Strength of will is important if you want to make things happen against great odds, but your strength has to come from God and your will must be aligned with not only God’s will, but also his plans and purpose. So yes I am...
by Lea Strickland | Nov 7, 2012 | Faith Blog
This week in my course work on Salvation, the lesson took a bit of an unexpected turn. In the course of explaining the concept of regeneration—being born again—that many try to combine the evolution with creation, someone asked the question, “Couldn’t God create the...
