James 4:13-17 “Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought... Continue Reading →
The Book of James – He gives us more Grace
God is love. He loves us in our good moments and not so good ones too. In the latest passage in James, we looked at what it means to pursue friendship with the world (Constant draw of worldliness) and how that causes us to be hostile towards God. When we falter, what does God call... Continue Reading →
Creamy Tuna Pasta Bake
Tuna with pasta in a lovely creamy, cheesy sauce, a quick and easy meal to put together that everyone loves. Uses ingredients that you will find in your pantry and is a hearty meal that tastes so good. I use tinned Tuna in olive oil, you can use the one in brine, but I find... Continue Reading →
The Book of James – Constant Draw of Worldliness
To ponder on our intentions, lead to a deeper reflection of our pursuit and submission to God. Last week we looked at Desires that battle within us and when not under submission to God, those very desires can lead us to conflict with one another. Today, we look at James 4:4-5 and how pursuit of... Continue Reading →
The Book of James – Desires that Battle Within
Today we delve into James 4:1-3. James writes about submitting to God and he begins with our wants. Each one of us have desires that can be used by the enemy as a snare to seek our own will and glory, causing us to step out of obedience to God. James causes us to reflect... Continue Reading →
The Book of James – Two Kinds of Wisdom
Photo credit: https://www.independent.co.uk/ Today we delve into James 3:13-18 where James juxtaposes wisdom from above and wisdom of this world. The quality of being wise is defined as having knowledge, good judgement and having experience. 1 Cor 3:19 says “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight.” Meaning that worldly wisdom does... Continue Reading →
The Book of James – Taming the Tongue
Proverbs 15:4 “The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.” With ease, words spill from our lips, once out, their impact inevitable, cautioning us to speak with intention for good and for the glory of God, to build and not to tear down. Today we delve into James... Continue Reading →
The Book of James – Dead Faith or Saving Faith
Today we delve into James 2:14-26. A passage that begins with a question that we can all use to self-reflect on. “What good is it to have faith but no deeds? In Hebrews 11:1 we read that “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” We... Continue Reading →
Easy Skillet Cajun Chicken and Rice
Today I share with you an easy skillet chicken and rice recipe. This was inspired from one of Tieghan Gerard's recipes. You can find her recipe here. I have tweaked the recipe a bit. I find this recipe so simple and easy to put together, tastes so good and uses ingredients that you already probably... Continue Reading →
Walnutty Banana Bread
Today I share with you all a simple, easy and quick to make banana bread. This has kind of surfaced back into being a regular part of the family recipes now. I tend to do that sometimes, love something and make it frequently for a while and then take a break from it for a... Continue Reading →