by Arise2 Grow More | Sep 3, 2025 | The Word
I’ve heard people in interviews, on stage, and even behind the pulpit use the phrase “being honest” or the word “honestly” before speaking. The first thing that comes to mind when someone says they are being honest is that normally they are not honest. Unless what...
by Arise2 Grow More | Aug 15, 2025 | The Word
What do you do when your father is not afraid of what you’re scared of? That was a question our pastor asked us a couple of Sundays ago. Then he talked about one of my favorite stories in the gospels. The story is about Jesus sleeping on a boat during a storm. The...
by Arise2 Grow More | Jul 23, 2025 | The Word
Have you ever had to do something but didn’t have the right tool handy, so you just used what was available? I didn’t have a fly swatter or magazine handy, so I used a rolled-up packaging envelope. It was too stiff and so it took several tries and waiting for the fly...
by Arise2 Grow More | Jul 2, 2025 | The Word
The Bible is the believers instruction book on how to live on earth. If you’ve read my other posts, I’ve referred to it as the Believers Instruction Book: Living Edition. It is a very special book written by God through men. This book is not like other books because...
by Arise2 Grow More | Jun 11, 2025 | The Word
While doing research for an article (scheduled for publication in the fall), I noticed that the phrase “kingdom of heaven” is only found in the Gospel of Matthew. The other Gospels used “kingdom of God.” Is there a difference in the phrases? According to the Gospel of...
by Arise2 Grow More | May 21, 2025 | The Word
For some reason, God wants me to write this post. Usually, I pray about what to write for this blog. So, the day after publishing my last post, I asked God what my topic should be for next week. During my devotion time, the subject of freedom came up and I thought...
