Author Archives: Intentional Faith

an application of power or symbol of power a choosing and endowment for service biblical: a flow of power for a specified purpose personal: the power of God to fulfill God’s calling for you "You have an anointing from the Holy Spirit."  I John 2:20  MKJV It may not be a word you are familiarContinue reading “Anointing”

"Be angry and sin not; do not let the sun go down on your anger."  Ephesians 4:26 NASB Do you know? Doctors are increasingly understanding the connection between emotions and illness.  Among all the emotions a person can feel, anger is connected to more sickness and physical deformities than any other single emotion. It couldContinue reading “Anger Answered”

  a passionate response to injury an intense felling of the soul in the face of injustice and cruelty biblical: a strong emotional agitation that must be mastered personal: your souls’ negative response to pain "Man’s anger does nto bring about the righteous life that God desires."  James 1:20 NIV Two Greek words are usedContinue reading “Anger : The Mask of Hurt”

Things you probably didn’t know about abundance: One of the words for abundance in the Greek New Testament is hyperbole.  The English word of the same spelling is derived from it and literally means, "to throw far beyond". When the English Pilgrims sailed to the New World, one of their number wrote that they dreamedContinue reading “Abundance Answered”

a great plenty an overflowing supply biblical: a bounty beyond expectation and merit personal: the kind of meaningful life that God wants for you "The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy.  I have come so that you might have life and that they might have it more abundantly."  Continue reading “Abundance”

I have been a little slow in getting this blog out.  This is not an easy one to pen.  In the last three days, our church family has suffered greatly.  Bonnie Visty, mother to Tammy Hurt, Julie Fleetwood and Sherri Anderson, died in a tragic house fire.  You can imagine the emotional turmoil for theContinue reading “A Little Slow”

It bears repeating.  Tend to your spouse or if unmarried, choose wisely.  From that one person will come the majority of your happiness or misery. "Who can find a virtuous woman?  For her worth is far above rubies.  The heart of her husband safely trusts in her; so he will no lack of gain.  SheContinue reading “Tend To Your Partner”

There is a verse in Job that disturbs me.  It is when God grants Satan permission to afflict Job. "Very well, then, he is in your hands but you must spare his life."  As Christians, we like to believe that we are somehow exempt from certain types of evil.  Last week, our own Carol DavisContinue reading “Not Our Way”

Between Good Friday and Easter, we have a lost day.  I have selected a portion from Lucado’s He Chose the Nails to give us a perspective on how to view this day. "John didn’t know on that Friday what you and I now know. He didn’t know that Friday’s tragedy would be Sunday’s triumph. JohnContinue reading “On Saturday”

Rick Renner is a writer who finds the words Good Friday ironic.  They are good only for us.  For Christ it was quite different. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.John 19:30 The Cross of Jesus Christ is the mostContinue reading “Good Friday”