by Jean A Sturgill | Business Challenges, Learning to Walk, National Concerns, The Body of Christ
From the time I was in about the third grade until I was in my teens, we – my mother, grandmother, younger brother, and I – had a garden. I helped plant. I toted the bucket while mother or grandmother picked. Mostly, I pulled weeds and blew my runny nose...
by Jean A Sturgill | Business Challenges, Learning to Walk, Marriage, Family & Relationships, National Concerns, The Body of Christ
I understand the need to speak out against things that are wrong. More and more though, I hear – or sometimes read, things that are done in a way that appears to be meant to stir up trouble. The tone is alarming. The message is not that x thing seemed to be...
by Jean A Sturgill | Fundamentals, Learning to Walk, Marriage, Family & Relationships, National Concerns, The Body of Christ
How often have you heard the line, “If you love me, you will do _____for me.” Really? Consider this: “If you love me, you will give up some of yourself, your freedoms, your wants and desires, to make me happy. Here’s the cage. Step inside.” Really? I’ve heard other...
by Jean A Sturgill | National Concerns, The Body of Christ
Somewhere along the way Christians have been taught tolerance is a replacement for standing for what they believe. They’ve been told to turn the other cheek as an answer to abuse. They’ve been taught to forgive others instead of using tough love or holding them...
by Jean A Sturgill | Fundamentals, National Concerns, The Body of Christ
About 10 years ago, I found a camera that I absolutely wanted. The original price had been almost $1000. It was reduced to about half of that. I had points on my credit card to cover a large portion of the rest. I also had some money that I had received as a gift. By...
by Jean A Sturgill | Learning to Walk, Marriage, Family & Relationships, National Concerns, The Body of Christ
Everyone has a past. Many come to regret theirs in time. Some folks change over time because of their relationship with Jesus. Anyway you want to slice it, we are all in the “everyone group.” We all live in a glass house. We are all sinners. Now, who wants to pick up...
