by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 5, 2015 | beliefs, courage, deception, God's heart, knowing and understanding God, temptation, Trust
For several posts, we’ve been looking at temptation. Here’s our last post: after sin, we cover up and suffer consequences. We want to consider what happens when we sin because Satan is continuing to tempt us just like he did Eve. In Genesis 3:7-24, we...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 1, 2015 | beliefs, blame, fear, freedom, God's heart, guidance, guilt, knowing and understanding God, opened eyes, perseverance, temptation
For several posts, we’ve been looking at temptation. Here’s our next topic: sin is conceived by agreeing to deceptive “advantages.” And we’re looking at how Satan tempted Eve, because he continues to do the very kind of things to us. ...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 27, 2015 | beliefs, God's heart, knowing and understanding God, obedience, temptation
For several posts, we’re looking at temptation. Here’s our next topic: temptation challenges God’s wisdom. And we’re looking at how Satan tempted Eve, because he continues to do the very kind of things as then. When Eve explains that eating...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 30, 2014 | anxiety, caregiving, courage, encouragement, faith, fear, knowing and understanding God, strength, stress
Every time I walk past my neighbor’s yard, I notice this little tree that produces such big fruit. Who would expect that something little could produce something big? I think we all can feel “little” sometimes and wonder if God can produce...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 27, 2014 | encouragement, knowing and understanding God, obedience, overwhelmed feelings, protect, wisdom
I reached up to touch my ear lobe and felt the space that should have held my earring. Then I felt my other ear lobe and confirmed the matching earring was there. Oh no, my cubic zirconia post is missing. I tried to rehearse the morning but couldn’t...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 21, 2014 | knowing and understanding God, opened eyes, witnessing
I’m sure you know the feeling. You’re reading along in the Bible, and suddenly, it’s as if you see something highlighted in yellow. Yet in the case I’m thinking of, the highlight is more like a muted murky orange, because the verse or the...