by Lisa Roettger | Feb 3, 2022 | God's Will, Growing in Christ, Obeying God
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV “Lean not on your own understanding”—that’s a tough one. It’s easy to think we have it...
by Lisa Roettger | Nov 21, 2021 | Intentional Chrisitanity, Thanksgiving
“Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will...
by Lisa Roettger | Nov 14, 2021 | Intentional Chrisitanity, Obeying God
“Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you”Romans 12:3, NIV Ego. What is it? Do I have an ego? Am I . . . egotistical? I bet most of us would...
by Lisa Roettger | Nov 7, 2021 | God's Will, Intentional Chrisitanity
“Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God.”Romans 1:1, NIV “It is impossible to read or to meditate on this letter too much or too well.” So said Martin Luther about the book of Romans. My own recent...
by Lisa Roettger | Nov 4, 2021 | Intentional Chrisitanity, Witness
“clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ”Romans 13:14, NIV Ever stand in front of the closet trying to figure out what to wear? I think most of us have at some time. Though, at least in my husband’s case, it only happens on special occasions and...
by Lisa Roettger | Oct 3, 2021 | Guidance, Trust
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” Psalm 119:105, NIV I was in southern Sudan, walking from the main house to our sleeping hut. I trusted that my “bush lamp,” a small kerosene lantern, would light my way through the darkness of the...
