by Mary Leslie Racine | Nov 10, 2023 | Armor of God, Love God Greatly Posts |
Lately I have heard a lot of sermons and read a lot of different things about sin and the need to take sin seriously. I see how I need to do that more in my life. I tend to excuse my sin, blame shift onto others, or think that my sin is not that big of a deal. It is...
by Mary Leslie Racine | Oct 6, 2023 | Armor of God, Love God Greatly Posts |
I have heard it said that the best way to recognize a counterfeit is to study the real thing. Take, for example, a dollar bill. In order to know if a dollar bill is counterfeit you should study a real dollar bill. And when I say study, I don’t mean just look at it a...
by Mary Leslie Racine | Sep 11, 2023 | From Broken to Restored (Nehemiah), Love God Greatly Posts |
In Nehemiah, we see the priest who was appointed over the chambers of God use the temple for purposes that it was not intended to be used for. Then, in Matthew we see a similar thing happen—the temple was being used for something it was not supposed to be used for. In...
by Mary Leslie Racine | Aug 18, 2023 | From Broken to Restored (Nehemiah), Love God Greatly Posts |
Learn to do what is right. Promote justice. Give the oppressed reason to celebrate. Take up the cause of the orphan. Defend the rights of the widow. – Isaiah 1:17 When I read Isaiah 1:17 my first response is, “Yes! I want to do those things!” Then I often go about my...
by Mary Leslie Racine | Jul 10, 2023 | Enduring Hope, Love God Greatly Posts |
My whole life all I’ve ever wanted to be was a wife and a mother. In my mind, I’d meet some great guy in college, get engaged and get married the summer after graduation. Then a couple years later we would start our family and live happily ever after. That’s not how...