Pulling weeds. That’s my job in the ever constant battle to maintain a yard. Now I don’t always do this just after church, but yet, I do hate weeds. All of this time in the grass gives me time to consider the need of weeding my words. 1. When I break off the top of a weed, I can know …
Words and Swords
We are our child’s first and most influential teacher. But the kind of teacher we are depends on the kind of heart we have because whatever is on our heart will spill out of our mouths (Matthew 12:34). We do well then to diligently listen to Moses: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and …
5 Things Better than Soap in Your Mouth
Nicole Burke returns to Hungry For More today with a post that sums up what we’ve been learning recently in James. She has something applicable for both mentors and moms today as she shares her take on James’ five illustrations. As a mentor herself and with four children at home – she knows what she is talking about! …
A Force to Be Reckoned With
Wow – this has been quite a week, huh? Have you listened more and spoken less? I sure have. I’m glad to give Charles Westbrook another opportunity to guest blog today. You may remember that he has just published the second in a devotional series: Fresh Daily II. If you missed his first post with …
If You’re ‘Just Sayin’
Today, we welcome Nicole Burke to Hungry For More. Nicole and I met before she became a Burke and had far too many similarities to remain just acquaintances. She has a passion for the Word, the Father and the Church. Nicole blogs regularly at her own site Burning Bushes and after today’s post, I’m pretty sure you’ll want …
Video Journaling
I think that yesterday’s blog grossed me out so much that I’m going to do a little less “talking” today. So instead, so get a pen and journal ready. If you haven’t read the last few posts on the tongue as fire, I’d like for you to do that now before we begin. These will be foundational …
Speaking Hellfire
“The tongue is a fire…. and is set on fire by hell” (James 3:6) The imagery here is amazingly scary. Look at some of these words in James 3:6: “Fire” – Greek noun “pyr” – every heard of a pyromaniac or a pyroclastic flow?…Yeah, this fire not only burns of itself, but has the ability to burn …
The Torch at the Tip of Your Tongue
“How can you lose your children within your own house?” I panicked. Yet, the more I searched, the more stumped I was. My five-year-old and three-year-old were nowhere to be found. Being new in a foreign country didn’t help my growing sense of alarm. Although we lived in a walled compound, kidnap scenarios crept into my thoughts. I’d …
Control the Tongue; Control the Rest
Moving two preschoolers overseas is not for the faint of heart. I’d heard about the crowds on the streets of Asia and decided to buy a backpack type harness for our two-year-old. Turned out to be a good idea, as we walked everywhere within a mile radius of our residence. Hilary wasn’t fond of the restraint, but my …