Copyrighted Blog
Livin' Small by James Rowe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at livinginsmallnc.wordpress.com.
Tag Archives: bible
Living with God’s Love: A Christian Perspective
Something occurred to me this morning. We all know God loves us unconditionally. How many of us really consider the full import of this knowledge? I see so many Christians expounding on questions concerning what we do and how God … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Christian, Follow God, God's direction, God's Guidance, Love, Ponderings
Tagged bible, christianity, faith, Family, god, jesus, life, Salvation
Leave a comment
Understanding the Spirit vs. Worldly Thoughts
1 Corinthians 2:12 – Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. To those who lived … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Biblical teaching, Christian, Christian Mission, Common Sense, Follow God, God's direction, God's Guidance, Maturity, Mental Health, Ponderings, Possibilities, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Investment
Tagged bible, christianity, faith, god, jesus, life, old age
Leave a comment
Listening to God: How to Hear His Voice in Daily Life
Whatever your concept of God is, you will not find me disagreeing with you. That’s your world. From the standpoint of denominations alone, you will find so many facets of what is thought about who God is. If you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Follow God, Growing up, Maturity, Mental Health, More of God, Old Age, Ponderings, Possibilities, Prayer, Priorities, Sobering Thoughts
Tagged bible, christianity, faith, god, jesus, life, old age
Leave a comment
No More Condemnation
My heart aches for America. It is dying. Dying without repentance. The nature of man has been degraded and demands the evil that men create in the minds of so many today. I long for Americans to lay down this … Continue reading
Posted in Absolute(s), Abundant life, Biblical teaching, Christian Mission, Common Sense, Follow God, God's direction, God's Guidance, Maturity, repentance, Respect for Life, Righteous alarm, Sobering Thoughts, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth
Tagged bible, christianity, faith, god, jesus, life, Salvation
Leave a comment
Don’t Give Me That “Ole Time Religion”
Before I get started, let me state that I can’t deny the old-time religion that I grew up in. It had its place in my life. It was a starting point. Without it, I had no reference point to move … Continue reading
The Visibleness of the Invisible
Romans 1:20-21 – For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Biblical teaching, Christian, Common Sense, Good ole days, Growing up
Tagged bible, christianity, faith, god, jesus, life
Leave a comment
Understanding God’s Call: Chosen vs. Invited
I don’t exactly know how to start this. So, I’ll start this way. Decades ago, I asked God to help me develop a prayer life that would be deep and meaningful. Oh, it’s not to say I didn’t pray. I … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical teaching, Common Sense, Follow God, God's Calling, Ponderings
Tagged bible, called, chosen, christianity, elected, faith, god, jesus, life, Salvation
Leave a comment
Prophetic Word
Back around November 8th, 2025 I received this word on my way home. I hesitate to consider myself a prophet. I heard God tell me when I was twelve that I would be an Evangelist. I lived on that word … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Priorities
Tagged bible, christianity, faith, god, jesus, leveling up, uncovering your gift
Leave a comment
Warfare – Spiritual vs Physical
Jesus asked Saul, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” (Acts 9:4), revealing a profound theological truth: persecution of Christians is persecution of Christ Himself. Don Lemon may have found favor with the courts, but not Jesus. Fear for this … Continue reading
Posted in Ponderings
Tagged bible, david, Divine judgement, faith, god, jesus, Physical warfare, Spiritual warfare
Leave a comment
Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
Here’s a statement that I take to be true. My wife says I talk too much sometimes. I tell too much, too. My contention is that in sharing what I feel, I reveal myself in a way that connects with … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Biblical teaching, Christian, Christian Mission, church, Common Sense, Failure Not An Option, Follow God, God's Calling, God's direction, Growing up, Maturity, Memories, Patience, Sobering Thoughts
Tagged bible, christianity, faith, fear, fear of public speaking, god, jesus, life, overcoming, public speaking, understanding fear
Leave a comment
