by Teri Winters | Feb 5, 2013 | Blog
Every day, as we seek to follow Jesus, we deal with incessant weaknesses in our bodies, emotions, relationships, families, vocations, and churches. We are “beset with weakness” (Hebrews 5:2). And they tempt us to discouragement, sometimes exasperation. But...
by Teri Winters | Feb 4, 2013 | Blog
That so many Christians are satisfied with only a vertical relationship with God and feel no pull to the horizontal mission field they live in daily astonishes me. Ministry happens only in their lives by accident instead of on purpose. The problem is, God is...
by Teri Winters | Feb 1, 2013 | Blog
When I hear people discuss the book of Job I sometimes walk away wondering if they have actually ever read the book. For example, I often hear people slamming Job’s friends. You know, stuff like, “I sure wouldn’t want to have friends like...
by Teri Winters | Jan 31, 2013 | Blog
Psalm 55:12-15 (ESV) 12 For it is not an enemy who taunts me—then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me—then I could hide from him. 13 But it is you, a man, my equal, my companion, my familiar friend. 14 We used to take sweet...
by Teri Winters | Jan 29, 2013 | Blog
The human mind will go crazy without sleep. After a few days without falling asleep most people begin to hallucinate. First, exhaustion is accompanied by signs of apathy, impaired speech, flattened emotional responses but eventually it can lead to...
by Teri Winters | Jan 28, 2013 | Blog
Jesus was the finest teacher to ever walk the earth. He was profound. He was paradoxical. He spoke with authority. But one thing that often gets overlooked is that He was extremely practical. Jesus did not merely cover information with his teaching, He taught...
